Tonight's picture was taken on April 4, 2002. Peter snapped this photo of Mattie at like 1:15am, right after Mattie was born. Peter followed Mattie from operating room into the nursery. I was unable to participate in any of this because besides having a c-section, I had to have a grapefruit size tumor removed from my bladder. Needless to say, I always appreciated seeing this photo and hearing about what Mattie and Peter experienced those first couple of hours.
Quote of the day: Do not judge the bereaved mother. She comes in many forms. She is breathing, but she is dying. She may look young, but inside she has become ancient. She smiles, but her heart sobs. She walks, she talks, she cooks, she cleans, she works, she is, but she is not, all at once. She is here, but part of her is elsewhere for eternity. ~ Unknown
It is hard to believe that yesterday we were in Florida and today were are in DC. It is rather disorienting in a way. Especially since we hit the ground running today to go shopping for the Foundation's raffle. Raffle shopping may sound like fun, but it actually is VERY tedious. It involves creativity, finding eye catching items to round up and fill baskets, and basically it involves endurance. After several hours of going to Christmas Tree Shop in Waldorf, MD and several other stores, I can say that we made excellent headway today!
Nonetheless, I am not feeling well. I feel very tired and have a head cold. The irony is that when I was in Florida I did not feel any of this way. It is like I picked up right where I left off! I am not sure if my feelings have something to do with being back home, having to work intensely for the next several months on the Walk (because it isn't just planning and executing the Walk, but there is a lot of post walk work as well), or what! Even though I was away, I did work for several hours everyday on the Foundation. Yet, it was the change of location and hearing and seeing the Ocean that made a huge difference to my spirit.
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