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

June 5, 2018

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 -- Mattie died 455 weeks ago today.

 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2004. Mattie was two years old and as you can see he loved wearing his footed pajamas around our home. But you maybe asking  yourself.... what's with the yellow thing on Mattie's face? Well that yellow thing was a pair of plastic glasses that went on Mattie's toy, Mr. Potato Head. However, Mattie loved wearing the glasses himself! Well not only wearing them, but how about wearing them upside down! It was never boring with Mattie. 



Quote of the day: A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. ~ Christopher Reeve
On a good weather day, this is what Washington Harbor looks like. However, anyone living in Washington, DC knows that we haven't had a good spring AT ALL! It hasn't just rained a day or two, rather it feels like it has been raining for weeks and months.  
This is the sight Sunny and I saw this morning at the Harbor. Can you see the flood gates are up on the pier? I know there is a need for the gates, but I have never seen them really in action. Well that is until today!
The photo above was taken from  across the Potomac River. Whereas, in this photo Sunny and I were on the pier. Or what used to be the pier. It was completely impassable and under water. Without the flood gates all the businesses in the Harbor would have been destroyed. 
Meanwhile the debris floating passed us in the Potomac River today was impressive. Literally fallen trees were collecting along the banks of the River. 
Do you see this long tree trunk floating by?!
All the debris goes somewhere and the somewhere is a large pile and collection near the Kennedy Center. There was a police car parked by this crane today and the whole walking path was cordoned off. The ground is so saturated with water that even pathways are flooded. 

 All the water, effected our usual walking route. Yet Sunny was not fazed, but instead was intrigued by the interesting smells along the way. The beauty of Sunny!
Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 10:02 PM

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