July 18, 2010
Life is but a sleep and a forgetting. At least for today. I woke up not even knowing what day it was and had to turn on the news to find out it was Sunday. Though it is 10:20, Richard is still sleeping.
The dogs are sleeping at my feet dreaming of the park and running with the other dogs. How do I know? The way their body's quiver in running motions as they dream. So it begins, another day, another week, life repeats itself in so many ways. Most activities seem so mundane: eating, sleeping, cleaning, washing clothes and on and on. But then there are times that rise above the clouds like watching Johnotan's face as he accomplishes the walk between his mom and me. And this week Benj discovered music! When his Dad brought him over, he was excited to announce he got his own CD from Wendy's ... an America's get talent CD with dance Music. Then the marathon began : he listened to it, and listened to it, and we listened to it, and Richard listened to it, and then Lindsey said "I can't stand it" and promptly pulled the plug out!" But Benj just moved the player to the other room. He is only 5 but he likes what he likes and he likes it over and over. Like the Cat and the Hat video that has been played 100 times, the Stuart Little 2 and Toy Story 2, followed by Stuart Little 3 and Toy Story 3. Oh, did I mention his favorite foods? Mac and cheese for lunch for 3 years :) Now Bologna sandwiches, cheese, banana Popsicle and frozen pop sticks. What fun we have with him. :)
The morning today began cool so I had time to clean out some of the tangled mass of weeds and morning glory overgrowth in the yard. My gardening expertise has suffered since living here in Folsom. Small yard, wrong sun angle, lousy soil. Recalling with grief the beautiful home and garden we left behind in Virginia. Oh, that is another entire subject which I can't approach without a box of Kleenex nearby.
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