L, it really is a 'season of endings' as you said. My diabetic cat may not make it until I get home tomorrow, he's not doing well at all tonight. My son and his gf are taking care of him but they both have to go to work in the morning so they can't stay up with him all night. H and I are going to get some sleep now and then leave as soon as h has had enough sleep to make the 4 hour drive home. I feel heartbroken that I'm not there with him, he's spent his entire life with us since he was weaned from his mama as a kitten and he's almost 15 now.