Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 -- Mattie died 691 weeks ago today. 

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2002. It was the first snowfall of the season, and it was the first time Mattie ever saw snow. Mattie was 8 months old, I dressed him up in his Santa suit, and we brought him out in his entertainment saucer on our deck. We snapped countless photos that morning and this was the one we landed up selecting. It was featured on the front of our family Christmas card. 

Quote of the day: I really don't think that's true at all. If you truly love someone, if they were ever important to you, it doesn't disappear. What it looks like might change, but that's only the surface. ~ Ciara Smyth

It was another typical day here. Except for the fact that it was the day to change my parent's bed linens. Since my dad uses 16 pillows, yes 16, it is a big labor for me. Which is why I only do it every two weeks. I have to plan for this day in advance because I can't have other obligations in the morning, as I land up doing three loads of laundry. 

Meanwhile, as I was running around doing chores, guess who was catching the morning rays through the window? Miss Indie! She is so easy going and a love. 

At noon, I stopped whatever I was doing, and Peter and I took Sunny out for a walk. I absolutely love this 90 minute break, to get fresh air, to walk at a normal pace, and to take in nature and the world around me. Of course Sunny loves it! Sunny is having a hard time with this new chemo, as he is vomiting and has diarrhea. 

Peter and I took the Christmas turkey carcass and turned it into soup! It is tonight's dinner. I am a big soup fan and ironically this is the first year I have gotten into making home made turkey soup. Most likely because I am very home bound with my parents and I also love food. So it was a natural connection to do something tasty and creative with what I have around me. 

We have neighbors up the street from us who are in their early 80s. They live independently and yesterday I went over and dropped them off a large Tupperware of leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, gingered carrots, and homemade stuffing. Not to mention Christmas cookies and red velvet cake. I am happy I could share these goodies with them and all I can think of is if I were there age, I would greatly appreciate it someone thought of me!