January 7, 2015
How many days is it now since Christmas? Even though it's been several days... I feel prickly about the holiday. It's all about love and generosity, but it's a children's holiday and it reminds me that I don't have any... and this last Christmas my niece presented her grandparents with an incredibly thoughtful gift. In fact, I was amazed at how beautifully it was done. I admire that little girl and her ideas... she made all her gifts this year.
The gift she made for her grandparents was a framed family tree. In it there was my mom and dad... their children and their children's children... so, that's her dad with she and her brother, his new fiance and her daughter... there was my sister, her husband and children... and then there was me and Brian... and guess who our children were? That's right, the dogs... Romulus was my child... and he was pictured there together with my dad's dog.
She's so sweet. In fact, her sweetness overwhelms me a little. I can see into her heart and I know her intention. She wants me to have children, but she knows we're struggling... and so she reminds me that I am a mother. I have Romulus and Fred... my beagle and my father's 8 pound poodle. Maybe that's all I should need.
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