A note from Emily

Why we won't be publishing this week.

My mom broke her hip on Thursday. She was taking our golden retriever, Mason, out for a walk, and her foot got caught in a gap between the uneven stone walkway to the house. At that same moment, Mason pulled on the leash, and down she went. She had emergency total hip replacement surgery that day. 

The incident was, unfortunately, just the latest in a se…