It wasn't more than three months ago that I was saying my final goodbyes to my mother. I still think about her every day. The pain has lessened, somewhat. The difficult part for me is, as a friend of mine put it, the whole finality of it...that she can't see what a beautiful day it is today, or watch her favorite TV show (Law & Order), or go visit my nephews and niece. That we'll never hear her play piano again...that I'll never get to be her tech support person any more...so many things I am going to miss for a very long time.
Life goes on...and the amazing thing is that as we lose loved ones, new life is brought into our world, too. I want to congratulate Elizabeth and Ian, who are the proud new parents of a beautiful baby boy...William Isaac Lucas Douglas, born on October 3rd. I haven't been able to make it up there to see them yet, and I'm sure mom and dad are going to want some alone time for a while, but I hope to have some pictures soon. Until then, well, here's a picture of one of my cats, doing what he does best.
