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Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



A Remembrance Video of Mattie

October 29, 2017

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Tonight's picture was taken in October 2004. Mattie was two years old and was attending his first bunch of Fall Festivals that year. Initially Mattie found the whole experience overwhelming. As there was typically a lot of noise, crowds, activities, and commotion. However, with each year that Mattie attended, he got used to the experience and turned out to love going. Mattie always loved picking out pumpkins, regardless of his age. He was attracted to those lovely orange objects and I can't tell you how many pumpkins we landed up coming home with. One year we must have had 10 pumpkins or more! Mattie loved playing with the pumpkins and including them in his play schemes!


Quote of the day: The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually. Eeyore



There are some people who absolutely love the rain. I am not one of these people and I have never cared for the rain or getting wet. If Sunny weren't in our lives, I most likely wouldn't have wanted to go for a walk today. But since Sunny needs an adventure, we went to Great Falls Park today. 

We chose to go to that Park, because I knew it wouldn't be crowded. It is a lovely national park to visit, but on sunny weather days, it is packed with people and the car lines to get in can be backed up for miles. I speak from experience!
Sunny absolutely loves to walk in the woods, to smell trees and look for wildlife. Another wonderful part of this park, is the Falls. They are an incredible sight, even on a grey rainy day. 
Can you see the two people in kayaks in the water?
This rock gave us a chuckle, because we thought it looked like an animal!
 Checking out the Falls. 
Sunny was super excited, we practically couldn't contain him for this photo! He was eager to go on the trails. 
This isn't some photo of rocks! This was the trail we walked with Sunny. It is literally right by the overhang to the water. Sunny takes to these rocks like a duck to water. He has no problem bounding up or down them. 
















Sunny and Peter on the top of the rocks!

You can see Sunny is loving it! Sunny is my excuse to go outside for walks at all times of the year. Prior to getting Sunny, you wouldn't find me walking in the rain, snow, or cold weather. Now I just dress appropriately and off we go! He has changed my thinking!

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