Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2006. That day Mattie was invited to his friend, Kate's birthday party! The party was held at Build-A-Bear. This was a first for both of us, as we had never gone into the store before. Mattie had a great time, and it did not bother him at all that the majority of kids at the party were girls. They enjoyed the activity of building a teddy bear and sharing in the experience together.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 34,270,335
- Number of people who died from the virus: 610,114
Today was day 2, in which I did not go to the house. I did not miss it at all. Instead, I caught up on Foundation work, completed an application to try to qualify Mattie Miracle for a non-profit Shark Tank contest, walked Sunny, and the list went on. For 26 years, we have been very lucky, we can walk right out of our complex and we are about two blocks from the National Mall. The Mall really saved us during COVID. As the government did not shut it down, like they did with national parks. Walking became our therapy, and it was needed not only because of lock downs, but because Peter was without a job. Stress levels were high and naturally Sunny never turned down a walk.
For the past month, I have walked Sunny by our house, rather than in DC. But since I am staying put for three or four days this week, that meant I had to start back up with our DC walking routine. I love people watching, and therefore walking around the National Mall enables me to see historical sites (Lincoln Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument, etc.) and the multitude of people who visit the Mall on any given day. Actually the Mall is a fascinating place because it is filled with natural beauty, wildlife, and historic monuments.
In the midst of everything else happening this week, the anniversary of Mattie's diagnosis is tomorrow. It is hard to believe that our lives changed 13 years ago, as it seems like it was just yesterday. I tie Mattie's diagnosis to my birthday (which falls two days later), so given all of this, there is NO WAY I am also going to the house this week to manage the rudeness and disrespect of this painting company. For me it is like the perfect storm, of Mattie's diagnosis anniversary, my birthday, and the whole notion of moving. Moving to me symbolizes another big loss, a severing of my only physical space that was connected to Mattie.
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