…and everyday for the past 6 years and for all the rest to come. I love you, Mom.

 

I had a dream about my mom early this morning. I think it's the first time she's been in a dream (that I remember) since she died, almost six years ago.

She visited me at work, except that I was outside and it wasn't my real work, and I was so surprised and happy to see her!! She was the same but different — definitely older, a bit more frail, but super stylish and as beautiful as always! I held her face in my hands and we smiled and hugged and… I was just so happy to see her!

And that was it. And everything. I think that's all the dream "meant" or was supposed to be… just me so very happy to see my mom.

And now I'm crying again.

 

My mum would have been 82 today! I miss her everyday… and I don't suppose that'll ever change!

 

Dear Mom,

I just sent a text to Joe:

Deja vu!! Hell froze over 34 years ago, too! Happy Anniversary.

Haha. He always said that he'd get married again when hell froze over… and he teased you about how you actually got it to happen!!

I always thought that you sure made it easy on him, getting married on the anniversary of your first date and your birthday! Three big Dates To Remember all in one.

We agree that you'd be in total denial about being 81. It's even hard for me to imagine.

We're hopefully experiencing the last day of a Polar Vortex (they didn't call it that 34 years ago, at least not that I remember), which we seem to be having a bit more frequently lately. At least there's snow on the ground. Though we were never farmers, we both knew how important it was to have snow on the ground when the temperature plummeted.

In searching for a photo to post today, I came across this one… you look a little carefree, there! It looks like you were up north, probably at Hiawatha Resort on the Flowage… so you should be looking a little carefree! I love the warm, summertime vibe… the cabins, the boat, all those wildflowers.

I love you, Mom. I miss you so much.

Love, Vicki
xoxo

When I posted about Mother's Day last month, I referenced a photo of my sibs & I holding my mother in a manner that my girls were attempting with me. I couldn't find them then, but I just ran across them now…

It was Mother's Day 2006.

Even better, I found a MOVIE!!

I love all the jokes and laughing! And the paparazzi!!

Four years. I miss you, Mom. xoxo