update

So, I uploaded my lotr_sesa fic. I'm very happy with it, but I'm not sure I can do the December swap thing again. It makes me sad because I very much love Christmas swaps, but my Decembers are consistently slammed these past few years. Work is always crazy, I have the MSV sign-ups and then everything Christmas and seasonal comes in and plows me over.

This December is particularly rough, because my aunt was hospitalized a week ago because of a bad fall. She wasn't in a good health place to begin with, and now her situation is particularly dire. She also lives really far away, and I need to figure out a way to get to see her. Right now I'll either see her because she's better or because she's passed, it's that bad.

I spent the last two months wanting to plan a trip to see her and catch up, but I didn't, because I was too busy and I thought I'd have January when things slowed down. I'm finding the old adage about doing things now because you never know what could happen all too true. I'm kind of crushed right now. I could have made the time, somehow, and now I don't think I'll ever have the chance.

This is just...a really shitty Christmas, 2013. I'd very much appreciate prayers, candles and/or good thoughts for my aunt and my family.