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Our Family: A Mother’s Day Story

mommyeverafter — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:18:23 +0000

This morning, early, before the sun had even made it’s way up into the sky, my daughter ran in to my room, excited, with this is her arms:
“Mommy! Mommy! I have something for you!”
And you know how I feel about love notes; this one may reign supreme.
The story of us, and how we had evolved (at that point it was just about our love, our marriage, our baby, Lola and (bless his soul) Ziggy.
The most touching gift for my first mother’s day as a mother.
And oh how much has changed.
And oh how we have grown.

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Just witnessed:

mommyeverafter — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:52:57 +0000

Two small girls; one pink and pudgy and human, the other a furry golden brown,
sitting next to each other on the couch.
The baby girl stood up on the cushions, craned her neck around so that she and her puppy were face to face,
and planted a kiss,
smack on the doggy’s lips.
The puppy kissed and kissed and kissed her back.
And then, they kissed some more.
My two girls.
So this is love.
This is, so, love.
Love, this so is.

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The sunny spot.

mommyeverafter — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:36:00 +0000

No matter what time of day it is,
or what room she is sitting in,
my Lola always manages to find the sunny spot,
small as it may be,
to stretch out and bask and nap upon.

The entire house could be dark and gloomy,
or filled with energy and sound,
and,
without fail,
Lola will have found the one, small slit of light
and curled herself up
in the sunny spot.
She comes by this trait honestly,
as a very special lady used to do the very same,
so many years ago.
My dear Lucy.
Lucy was my childhood dog,
my sweet girl,
whom we lost the very week that my husband and I got our Lola.
Lucy was 16.
She had long since tired of running away in my husband’s backyard.
She was content to lie in the sunny spot,
as the grand dame of the family,
watching over the young ones all around her.
The very last photo we have of our Lucy girl is this
http://mommyeverafter.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1507&action=edit as she and (her puffy, white, neurotic, mental-gefilte-fish of a brother) Teddy met Lola for the first time. Lucy, never frivolous or particularly generous with her love,
nuzzled baby Lola and kissed her,
a tender seal of approval towards the new puppy in the family.
Lucy was passing the torch to a new furry, little girl.
And two days later, Lucy went to heaven.
And we’ve all missed her every day, ever since.
A few months later, as the ice melted from the ground
and as new, lush, green life began to sprout all around us,
we laid our Lucy to rest in my parents’ yard,
and planted a tree above her.
Her grave stone reads
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
and we sang to her as we placed pebbles on her name.
The tree has now grown large and strong,
as has our tiny Lola.
I think of Lucy every time my Lola does a naughty trick,
or kisses me gently on my hand,
or looks at me, with the most soulful eyes,
as her silky fur shines in the sunlight.

We love you, Luc.
We feel your warmth and love surrounding us, always;
especially,
in the sunny spot.

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