You are right. I banged out that post cause I was angry. Never a good time to be on a keyboard.

We keep the kids pretty much insulated from the details so yes, they will still have a merry Christmas. The joy will be muted for my wife, and myself though. It can be very troubling when dealing with the minutia of a homicide. She does a good job I think in talking things out with me though. Just something we have to deal with together.