I’m feeling a bit of turmoil the last couple of days. The kids have been crazy off, especially Skywalker, who is still adjusting to the long hot days at his new summer camp. Maybe it’s because today Friday the 13th AND a full moon, and the whole week has been weird in preparation.
It could also be that it’s been 13 years today since I suddenly lost my mom – an anniversary that is sometimes easier than others but never forgotten. Father’s Day is coming up this weekend, too, which means missing the dad I lost to cancer almost three years ago — and celebrating the always-amazing father of Skywalker and Fozzie. Lots of mixed emotions, needless to say.
I found an old picture of my dad and me that I posted on Facebook yesterday, and as I was scrolling through my pictures folder, I happened to see these other two as well. I thought they made for nice juxtaposition. Hope you have a wonderful weekend celebrating, remembering, or even just longing for the important men in your life.
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I miss them, too. Your Mom was the best G-dmother! We did fun stuff and she was silly and always interested in what I was doing. My Mom seemed so boring in comparison! I never even held it against her that she inadvertently killed my hamsters and then collaborated with Mom in covering up the crime.