I cannot believe I have been back for two weeks - by the first week of February it will equal the 39 days I was in China. This is significant by the lack of excitement I encounter each day. Today was an important day, my mother's 76th birthday. We visited Royal Oak Woodlands where my father is buried; decided it is a positive move forward to be able to laugh and smile when there - we have before, the difference this time is that it was not contrived. Then we went to Romeo's for individual pizzas. Another plus, my mother was able to eat most of hers without feeling unwell. It is little advances towards complete normalcy that count. Life will never be the same as when my father was here, but with time things might become easier to manage.
We also looked through Dig This, not much there. It does give the inspiration to consider seeds though.
At home we put the flowers Rachel and I gave M in a glass pitcher, placed them on the glass table and shooed Zeke off several times before he gave up trying to eat the flowers. I prepared dinner, M set the table then....CRASH! tinkle, tinkle....turn off the burners, ask if the table had broken, grab the broom and dustpan. Zeke had not been near the place - he was eating his supper after so patiently waiting for his share of shrimp. No, this was M carefullty moving the flowers down for our dinner plates and pushing one of the glass candle sticks off the table. Fortunately she was not hurt. Made a terrific amount of slivers of glass on the glass table, a chair and the floor. I think she feels terrible about breaking it - I gave the set the first Christmas after D died. When I found it at my favourite consignment store I knew they were meant for her. Funny though, none of are really into material possessions. Perhaps that should be modified to be unless attached to an important, personal event. I know she really liked them. However, there are still two left and I will just try to find something as wonderful for another Christmas.
So, most likely in Canada until the end of February. Waiting for an invitation letter to work at a public primary school in Huludao. Just love the name!
No comments:
Post a Comment