Monday, September 28, 2015
I posted a video of Mattie tonight instead of a picture! This video was taken in September of 2008. Mattie was two months into his chemotherapy treatment, and hadn't undergone any of his surgeries yet. Mattie loved music and I was videotaping him as he was sitting by the piano and composing his own piece. He knew I was behind him but he did not realize I was capturing his music on my phone. Toward the end of his composition, you will see that he turns around to look at me because our land line phone was ringing and he most likely wanted to know why I wasn't answering it! So while playing he let out with the pronouncement... "the phone is ringing!"
Quote of the day: You don't get over it, you just get through it. You don't get by it, because you cant get around it. It doesn't get better, it just gets different. Everyday grief puts on a new face. ~ Wendy Feireisen
Yesterday afternoon, my friend Mary sent me this photo of her in front of Mattie's memorial tree with her daughters Abby and Emily. Mary and I were fellow moms at Mattie's preschool and her girls attended the school while Mattie was there. I have to say that I am NOT USED to other people visiting Mattie's tree and also receiving a photo of this special moment. Nonetheless, it meant a lot to Peter and me, when we saw this on Facebook! It is important for the next generation to remember Mattie and to keep his memory alive..... by visiting the tree, this helps to accomplish just that.
We had the celestial trifecta last night! A full moon, a perigee (moon is closest to the earth) and a lunar eclipse! Next this will occur is in 2033. Mattie Moon was in his glory last night! Peter was outside taking photos and our neighbor with a telescope was outside in our commons area having a stargazers party with fellow neighbors!
Spectacular views of the 'Blood Moon,' (which takes its name from the reddish hue the moon takes as Earth's shadow passes over it) were seen by some last night! Not us in DC because of cloud cover, but this photo was sent to me by my cousin Maria who lives in Connecticut.
The intense clouds last night, and yet the moon shone brightly through it!
Peter captured part of the Lunar Eclipse! If Mattie were with us, he would have really LOVED this site. Since the last time such a trifecta occurred was in 1982, before Mattie was born!
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