Sunday, March 24 , 2019

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2003. Mattie was a year old and a live wire. Peter was trying to take a photo of us and Mattie was twisting and twirling in my arms. I remember those moments so well and the sheer energy Mattie possessed. 




Quote of the day: Your strongest muscle and worst enemy is your mind. Train it well. ~ Unknown

After the pain of yesterday, the only alternative today was that there would be improvement. I am feeling better than I was on Thursday, but I would say that the stent (which extends from my kidney down to my bladder) is not comfortable. I find it hard to walk with it, I move slower, and I tire more easily. The stent gets removed tomorrow, and I am wide awake for this procedure. So more fun to begin the week. 

We all went to visit Mattie's memorial tree today. This is the fourth tree we have planted since 2010. Each of the other trees had an issue. But with that said, two of the old trees still stand on campus. One of which is a Yellowwood tree and it stands right next to Mattie's new White Swamp Oak tree. 

This is the old Yellowwood tree. It turns out that people at school are decorating the old tree too. So today, we put donut ornaments on the old tree, as well as decorated the new tree. 

Mattie loved donuts during his cancer journey. So we thought he would approve of donut ornaments on the tree for his upcoming 17th birthday. The donuts are made out of foam, but I swear they smell like a real donut. 

This is Mattie's White Swamp Oak tree. Do you see the cupcake ornaments hanging from it? We also bought a new wind chime and attached it to the Yellowwood tree. I love the chimes because to me it makes the tree area magical and twinkling with the wind. 

At the base of each tree are spring flowers. We planted all sorts of bulbs in the Fall, and it was nice to see the crocus and daffodils today. Sprouting up to celebrate Mattie's birthday.