A Remembrance Video of Mattie

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



January 3, 2026

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2004. Mattie was a year and half old and I snapped this photo because Mattie had moments in which he was all business! Meaning he had an idea, a plan, and was going to find a way to execute on it! Mattie loved collecting cardboard boxes because he used them in his play schemes and created all sorts of things out of them, which was why when packages came in and we left the empty boxes by the front door, Mattie always quickly claimed them!


Quote of the day: Nothing that grieves us can be called little; by the external laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size. ~ Mark Twain



My focus today was to put away Christmas. I have been working on dismantling Christmas all week. I did a little bit at a time. But today, I dealt with the tree, lights, and all the ornaments and put them safely away. When I was married, a lot of the bigger Christmas items were kept in the storage area above the garage. But I do not like climbing up a ladder and accessing that space, so I have moved everything to the basement. The storage closet in the basement has always been very organized and well labeled, and I have kept up that system. I also re-organized the placement of the bins, because I put the heavier ones closer to the floor, so I am not killing myself each time I move them. One large bin practically fell on me in December, so I decided to rectify that problem!


This afternoon, I took my parents to our local diner. This is our Saturday tradition. This diner treats us so well and everyone there looks out for my parents! Literally when we walk in, if there is a wait to get a table, the staff run to get chairs for my parents to sit and wait. Last week, my dad was eyeing one of the diner's nutcrackers. My dad liked it so much that he wanted to take it home. I told him he couldn't do that, as it belonged to the diner. Guess what? The manager gift wrapped it and gave it to my dad today! So now this cutie will be part of our annual Christmas decorations. 

I mention this because kindness, caring, and unexpected surprises I find make life worth living! 
Posted by Victoria Sardi-Brown at 7:33 PM

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