I'm sure that it was a difficult day for you. . .but if you do something to celebrate your mom's life it will make your heart lighter. I do that in memory of my brother, who I still miss tremendously after 6 years, but he was a nut that I loved so much and there is so much to celebrate in his memory.

As for husbands and pets, I have a similar situation. . .my hubby can be a bit impatient with all the birds sometimes. He says, "I'm not like you with them. You have more patience than I do - you understand them better."

Then I look over at him sitting on the couch watching TV with a sun conure and quaker parrot on one shoulder and the pair of lovebirds sleeping on the other shoulder and him just sitting there like nothing is going on