Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2008, a month before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. Mattie was pictured here with Charlotte. Mattie referred to Charlotte as "his girlfriend." Although Mattie was pretty sure he was going to marry Charlotte, he even gave her an engagement ring! Don't ask! After a dental cleaning one day, out of all the toys he could have selected, he decided to pick a plastic ring, with the intention to give it to Charlotte. Which he did out of the blue while I was driving them to a birthday party. I honestly did not know what Mattie was doing until he actually did it, and it was a riot to listen to. This photo was taken in June after they both completed kindergarten. Charlotte's mom and I took them on a boat ride that was pulled by mules through the locks of the Georgetown canals. They had a great and memorable time that day and as you can see, Mattie gave the day a thumb's up!
Quote of the day: It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. ~ Mark Twain
I had a relatively computer free day today. Which is a mixed blessing. I need it to allow my eyes to heal but not being able to focus and work on what I need to get done, makes me more edgy. July has been an intense month of researching and writing. I can be a very disciplined person who can sit still and concentrate for hours. Which is great if you want me to get a lot of work done, but it does come at a price. I remember when I was in graduate school, the constant joke was....... does Vicki ever sleep? Mainly because I had a way of getting a lot done and though I may look small and weak, I actually am like a Clydesdale. I am deceptive which catches people off guard.
I met up with my friend Tina today. Tina and I are all about conversation and food. We not only had lunch, but various fun snacks along the way, which included a stop at Del Ray's Dairy Godmother. A frozen custard store in Alexandria, VA. But the irony of going to Alexandria City is I can never go there without bumping into people I know! While there I met Mattie's kindergarten teacher, Leslie, and Mattie's preschool teacher Lana! The world there is SMALL, despite the fact that geographically it isn't a small place at all.
Of course when I meet Mattie's teachers I think of Mattie, our time together at school, and I wonder where we would be now if he were alive today? Of course I have no answers to these questions, naturally because they are not answerable, and yet I continue to wonder.
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