Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2005. Mattie was three and half years old. That day we took him to Clyde's at Tower Oaks in Rockville, MD. Outside the restaurant is a little pond. A place Mattie loved to hang out and visit while we were dining at the restaurant. That day I sat Mattie down by the pond and we snapped several photos. This one went on the cover of our family Christmas card that year. Ironically I took my parents to this same restaurant today. This is where Dawn, our favorite server works. I think it is rather ironic that this same restaurant has supported me as both a caregiver to a child and now a caregiver to my parents.
Quote of the day: Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. ~ Eric Hoffer
Today was another blur. I am so worn out that I literally have to drag myself out of bed in the morning. Since our God daughter and her parents were unable to come over on Christmas, we are having them to dinner tomorrow (New Year's Eve). Really any time I try to look normal and host a gathering, it takes WORK! WORK, WORK, and MORE WORK. Mainly because there is nothing normal about my life or household. Therefore trying to make things run smoothly takes an act of God.
Peter and I prepped food for tomorrow and I baked a three layer chocolate cake this morning. While my dad was at his memory care center, I also set the table and walked Sunny. Literally from the moment I wake up and until I go to bed, I am moving. Moving, yet not physically feeling like myself.
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