Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 -- Mattie died 592 weeks ago today.

Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2004. Mattie was a year and half old and playing in our living room. Mattie had books upstairs and downstairs and as you can see, he had several spread out all over the floor. But directly in front of Mattie was a box of VHS tapes. After all, DVDs were just beginning to come out when Mattie was born. In either case, Mattie loved the boxes that VHS tapes came in, and he used them to build, stack, and incorporate into his play schemes. Maybe not the true intent of the video, but it provided hours of creativity and play. 

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 26,406,658
• Number of people who died from the virus: 446,272

I wanted to highlight a press release that went out today about Mattie Miracle. 

Press Release: Kearney & Company Continues Support of Mattie Miracle With $10,000 Donation

The press release announced the exciting news that Kearney & Company, a corporate sponsor of ours since 2015, donated $10,000 to Mattie Miracle in December of 2020. They have officially become one of our top sponsors! We are deeply grateful to their commitment to us and to children with cancer.

Read the Press Release: https://www.kearneyco.com/kearney-company-supports-mattie-miracle/

Look at my colleagues hard at work today! They were sleeping on the job!!!

I took Sunny for a walk on the Island today. I love walking the Island in the snow. It is quiet, peaceful, and nature seems to be popping out all over the place. 

Sunny spotted this hawk in the tree. 

One of Sunny's favorite things is deer! If I let go of him, he'd be chasing them all over the place. I find Roosevelt Island a wonderful escape from the daily grind of work and isolation. It is a special place any time of year, but there is something magical about it in the snow.