Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2007. We took Mattie to Cox Farms that weekend for a Fall Festival. To me Mattie made the cutest pumpkin. Orange was just a great color for him. Recently I went out to dinner at two different restaurants in our local area. What caught me by surprise was the pumpkins. Naturally I know we are in October and the Foundation is even hosting its third annual post-Halloween candy drive. Yet there is one thing to rationally know it is October and a whole other thing to see pumpkins, decorations, and accept the feelings these items evoke. Mattie loved pumpkins. One was never enough for him. He loved to collect all types in the Fall, big and small. The last pumpkin we bought was in 2007, when Mattie was well. We haven't bought a pumpkin since. Somehow seeing pumpkins out on display caught my attention this week. I think they are beautiful, but they are no longer a part of our home.
Quote of the day: Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair. ~ Irvin D. Yalom
It is hard to believe that Washington, DC has been covered in clouds, rain (at times torrential), and greyness for a week now. Today was NO different. It doesn't inspire me at all to want to do anything outside. I worked around our home today, packed for my trip to Los Angeles tomorrow, and I have made sure that things are in place Foundation wise so that I could leave town. I have been working on closing out projects and other administrative tasks for about two weeks now in preparation for my trip. I am signing off for today and hopefully the next posting you read will be from the West Coast.
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