Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. Mattie was five years old and that week we took him to Boston to visit my in-laws. Mattie's cousins came over to visit and they decided to take out this sunfish boat that was kept in the shed. The kids decided to wash it and play in and around it. Of course this was right up Mattie's alley because he was enamored with boats. Mattie's wish was to one day own a real boat of his own, which was why I always called him Captain Mattie.
Quote of the day: The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever. ~ Carroll Bryant
I have my tea each day in this large mug. The mug came from Curacao and Peter bought it for me during one of our cruises. Dushi is a Papiamento word that means "sweetheart."
It is hard to believe that this photo wasn't taken that long ago, and yet my life looked thoroughly different. If anyone would have told me that four years later Peter was going to leave me, I would have laughed. Laughed because it is STILL too ridiculous to believe.
No day is ever calm for me. On Sunday, we went out to brunch and sat outside. Something I rarely do, mainly because my parents don't like it and my dad gets easily bitten by bugs. On Sunday, while finishing up dessert, my dad was touching his left upper lip. It appeared like there was a red mark on it. Immediately his lip started to swell. While at the restaurant, I put ice on his lip. That seemed to help. But today, a huge hive formed and the whole left side of his face was beginning to swell. A typical but scary reaction.
My dad's doctor is away on vacation, so I called the on-call doctor. I spoke to her office staff and it took her over four hours to respond. I was LESS than thrilled with her. While waiting for her, I did text message my dad's doctor and even though he is out of the country, he called in a steroid. So I started my dad on this medication, and I am hoping that things improve quickly as he is scratching the area and seems even more out of it than usual.
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