Wonder...thanks for your wonderful post. This is such a traumatic process for the LBS, it's often difficult to overcome feeling that we need to "do something the right way, or else..."
I have found that the easiest thing for me is to apply the general principles, which make sense, with my gut instinct on what is right. each of us had different M's, different spouses, etc....and we know what ways to handle our sitch's and lives are....
There is no "right" way in all of this....no "way" at all....just get on with life, be happy and be strong and see what comes of it all.
Thanks for being a strong light to all of us here.