Yesterday was pretty tough. It was hard to sit with the feelings of loss and grief all day. But I knew that as the day went on and I got busy, I would be okay.

Brian, Sophie, and I went to a local nursery and picked out some gorgeous climbing rose bushes to plant in our memorial garden.

We turned the soil to make sure the roses have a happy place to live. Today we are going to mulch to make sure they can absorb all the moisture from the soil.

I also treated them with anti-black spot and miracle grow so they will bloom through the fall.

It felt good to DO something yesterday that was in honor of the baby we lost. (And technically, we didn't LOSE the baby, he/she died.)

It felt good to get dirty. And then get clean afterwards.