Monday, February 22, 2016

Monday, February 22, 2016

Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2006. Mattie was pictured with a flower pot that his preschool class made, with their thumb prints. We were proud of this pot and had it on display for years. I am not sure what I like most here.... the pansies or Mattie's beautiful smile. 

Quote of the day: Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. ~ Emily Dickinson


I went for my afternoon walk today and along my journey I ran into our friend Maria and another woman, Detra, who we are fond of and manages the front deck in our complex. Maria and Detra shared a Mattie memory with me today. I frankly forgot about Mattie's visits around our complex, until they reminded me. Mattie used to love going down to our complex's front desk to greet the ladies who work there. But one of Mattie's motivations was to see if any packages and boxes were delivered. Because as he knew he used to get many care packages in the mail and was always eager to see what surprises awaited him. It is ironic, I write about Mattie each day and reflect on him, and yet I do not remember everything. Which is why when people share a side of Mattie that I may have forgotten, or their personal experiences with him, it means a lot to me. 

It was more like a spring like day today rather than winter! It was glorious and this is what the Potomac River looked like with the Kennedy Center and Roosevelt Bridge in the background. 

Crew teams were out on the water and to me that is almost like the first sign of spring! The water doesn't have ice on it and people were out and walking about. Last week as I walked by the River, there wasn't a soul around. It was too frigid. 

The sun setting over the Potomac.