Serious Business

Greetings.

Now, I know my blog has mainly been used for my griping and my Joseph-related fantasies with a dash of philosophy (a very small dash) and humor thrown in for flavor. But today I would like to be a little bit more serious. And, yes, there is a reason for this seriousness.
Joseph's grandmother passed away in the last twenty-four hours. I am unsure of the details, but Joseph said she was in poor condition when he visited her yesterday. He wasn't at school today. It was weird because he's almost always at school. Bennie, Joss, our friends Emma Weiss, Lucky Stevenson, and Pete Sanders, and I were wondering where he was. I thought it was jet lag catching up to him so he slept a whole bunch. Everyone else thought he was sick. We didn't worry too much because we all know that Joseph is the resilient type. So I called him after school in my car as I was on my way out of the parking lot. (Don't worry, I had it on speakerphone.) I asked him where he was and why he wasn't at school. He told me he was at home because his grandma had died. I immediately texted my parents, told them I was going over to his house, and drove as fast as I could there.
When I got there, he came out and we hugged. The strange thing was he wasn't crying at all and I was bawling like a little baby. And then I went inside to say sorry to his dad and I cried on HIM for a while. Mr. Morton Hugged me back and thanked me for my consideration.
Joseph escorted me out to his garage (the door to which he opened so I could get to my car easier) and I gave him one final hug. And then, in a moment of sheer... what's the word... desperation... no that's not it... oh, I can't think of the word but basically I kissed him on his cheek and then turned to go to my truck.
"Hey! What was that for?" he called after me.
"It just seemed like you needed it," I called back as I got to my truck. (His name is Kermit cause he's little, green, and once got hit in the side by a huge pink Hummer, a.k.a. Miss Piggy.)
I KISSED HIM!!!!! WHEEEEE!!!!!!! Granted, it was on the cheek, but it's still something.
But with all due respect, I would appreciate it if you kept Joseph and his whole family in your prayers. Thank you.

Hugz
HM