Today is a rainy, gloomy day. We all put on raincoats before getting in the car. I chose to wear Mom’s raincoat that I kept. In the car, Mabel pipes up from the backseat: “That beautiful coat, mommy! Where from? It from Mindy?” “It was Grandma Debby’s,” I tell her. “Why?” she asks. “Why what?”… Continue reading Angels don’t need coats
When we were going through Mom’s basement in August, a discovery was made. In the dregs of one of her many stuffed bags of holiday tissue paper and bows, there was a dusty, rather dull looking black box. Inside the box was the ornament shown here, saying: MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM HEAVEN I love you all… Continue reading Christmas on earth and in heaven
Last week, we all had colds (except Mat). Lincoln’s cold took a turn for the worse on Thursday. He stopped eating like usual, and daycare called us and said he was fussier than usual and didn’t want to be put down. We picked him up early and got him in to see a pediatrician that… Continue reading Back at the hospital
Last week I had a terrible cold. My sinuses were totally congested and I was inhaling cold&sinus medicine like it was water. Cough drops were mandatory. In fact, I went to sleep sucking on them several times. On one such night, I woke in the middle of the night with my mother’s voice in my… Continue reading Mom Memory {3}
Today, Mat and I took the day off work. We took Mabel to IKEA to pick out a “big girl bed.” On the way up to Merriam, I realized that the last time I’d been to IKEA had been with Mabel and Mom. Mom had never been to an IKEA and she went with me… Continue reading Mom Memory {2}
