ohmygosh ((((((HG)))))))what a difficult day you have had!
I am so sorry about your mil...healing prayers for you and your husband and his family..what a difficult time...having to put a parent in a nursing home is tough enough without her ongoing condition and the unknowns of that..
My heart was in my throat as I read about the dog...that has been truly one of my biggest fears..hasn't happened yet...
you could not have prevented hitting him , it sounds like, and you did look for him twice...and hopefully you have told yourself all of that, but I know, still, it is just awful..I also have known of animals that somehow have escaped injury, and the fact that he ran off is a good sign. Say a prayer for the little guy, and hand him over and try and let yourself off the hook..
would it be possible for you and mr HG to hake a hotel room for the night, get away just the two of you, have a hot bath, whirlpool...and try and let the day go somehow...gentle care for both of you
