Starting off with a blast from the past...
(tissue alerts right from the start here)
a section of the poem that Kaaren read on April 13 (I can't believe that it is almost 6 months now, already):
We who suffer the loss of a loved one
still give thanks that we were privileged to have known her.
That for a time, she graced our lives and enriched our spirits.
Let us not grieve the loss
But give thanks for the gift.
Yup. that's a pretty good perspective.
Tonight was dinner and a sharing of europe photos with Jeff and Razmik. Went to a nice vegetarian restaurant, new to me. We hadn't seen each other in ages and I said dinner and hanging out was better than racing around and sitting in a movie. good decision.
hoping ketzl will let me sleep in a bit. christine's car is in the shop so i will drive over to walk in her neighborhood.
i hope everyone is following David Letterman recently. since John McCain stood him up, the monologues, Top 10 lists and guests have been pretty ferocious.
an interesting email from a friend whose daughter lives in San Antonio TX. Apparently, there was a real person named Maverick. he was the guy who didn't brand his cattle, and when people would see them, they would say, oh those are Mavericks. turns out these people are still around, still politically active and are Democrats. check it out on wikipedia. her dream: to get a group of the current generation together and say "we are mavericks, and you John McCain are no Maverick!" cool idea. the flow chart of Sarah Palin's debate notes is terrific. email me if you want to see it and have not yet done so.
so i went back to Linda's blog today. as i was pondering the "almost 6 months-ness." i had posted something on Mother's Day, but no birthday greeting. hmmmm. now is not the time to beat myself up. rather it is a time to ask forgiveness, of others and myself. between now and next thursday. i also need to check linda's yahoo calendar weekly. i am missing a lot of birthdays out here. jeff is now 45!
it's been a pretty long week. next week will include a lot of work and activity for Yom Kippur, and a lot of time especially on Thursday. then major crash. we will all be so totally exhausted.
time is moving along. it is clearly dark by 7:30 PM these evenings. they are predicting rain for tonight. did you remember to close your car windows? the plants need the water. i love the smell of the air before a rain.
well if i don't get to bed soon, it will make it difficult to catch up on sleep.
still planning to go to the Kever Avot service (1 PM, Chapel of the Roses, Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Avenue, SJ0, remembering those who are no longer with us. that will be difficult. a preparation for Thursday's memorial service on YK day. time marches on. sometimes it is easier than others.
