Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2006. That day, Mattie and I were in our living room designing Valentine's day cards for his friends in preschool. Certainly I could have bought cards in the store and had Mattie scribble on them, but since Mattie was into craft projects, I figured why not turn this into a fun activity. Mattie absolutely loved it. Mattie was always into creating, building, crafting, and of course using glue and paint brushes. However, what was equally noteworthy was Mattie was very neat. It was rare if he got paint and glue on himself unless it was intentional.
Quote of the day: The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
All day though, I have been exhausted. Before picking my dad up, Peter encouraged me to take my parents out to dinner closer to home. Typically every Friday and Saturday, I drive them to Rockville, MD. As we love our server there! But it is frigid, I am dragging, and frankly I did not want to wait until 4pm to eat. So I listened to Peter and it worked out very well. I picked my dad up from his memory care center at 2pm and drove right to the restaurant closer to us.
When we walked into the restaurant in Ashburn, VA, we shall a familiar face. Erica, the manager, greeted us. We knew her from the Reston of Clyde's. When that restaurant closed its door in May of 2022, Erica was transferred to a restaurant in DC. Which is why I was stunned to see her in Virginia. Erica transferred again and now we will be seeing her more often. The camaraderie at the Reston Clyde's was indescribable and all the people who worked there seemed to love their job, loved their customers, and treated their regulars like family. So seeing Erica reminds us of the good times we had at the Reston restaurant.
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