Proud of my work -- 16 Years of Service

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

April 7, 2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2004, during Mattie's second birthday party. It is funny, but we have very few photos of the three of us together. My mom snapped this photo of us before Mattie's party began. Though Mattie's first birthday party was challenging, he enjoyed his second birthday party a lot more. 

 Quote of the day: When our children die, we drop them into the unknown, shuddering with fear. We know that they go out from us, and we stand, and pity, and wonder. ~ Henry Ward Beecher


It was a whirlwind of a day. We left this beautiful sight today! This was the view of the Gulf of Mexico from our hotel balcony over the last 8 days. 
Our balcony also faced Naples, and I loved looking at the houses and their canals. 
This is "swany." She was left on our bed last night! The funny part is we never received a towel animal at any other point during our stay!
As we drove into the Ft. Myers Airport, we were greeted by these lovely sandhill cranes. The beauty of the West coast of Florida, is it is filled with natural beauty, as it isn't as built up as the East coast. We left 80 degree weather and landed to the DC special.... 40 degrees, GREY, and cloudy! 
It was one chore after the other as soon as we got home. It started with four loads of laundry, picking up all our mail, and grocery shopping. 

 The Mattie Miracle toiletry drive is underway in honor of Mattie's 16th birthday! Peter picked up ALL the packages of toiletries that were donated to us over the last 8 days!

 This picture just shows some of the boxes!!!








Here is what was sent to us by supporters over the last 8 days. This is on top of what we received before we left. The drive goes until April 16, and I know more is still coming in. 

 Peter and I opened every one of these packages tonight, sorted the donated items and then went to recycle all the boxes in our complex. It was a busy, busy re-entry to DC!
Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 11:15 PM

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