3 years

The day and last night are so reflective. A few tears last night as I recalled that evening 3 years ago and got a nice email from a friend who always knows what to say....thanks Bone.

C and I went to mass this a.m. as the mass was said for Christine. We saw a neighbor/parishioner/mother (Eileen) of a boy who was in Christine's pre-school... She came up to us as we knelt in the pew hugging us and said we've not forgotten and that her son Brian was talking about Christine last night...then the entrance hymn was 'We Remember' (or better said, we've not forgotten :)...well, it's really about Christ, but the words/refrain hit home...'We remember, we celebrate, we believe...'

We then took Lauren to her pre-school class dressed in her pink cat outfit...and returned at 11 to hear the kids sing songs...and took a picture of Lauren at Christine's memorial bench in front of the school...no trip to the cemetery... C went earlier in the week before we went to Starved Rock...which was a great relaxing time ... enjoying the fresh air, the beauty of fall and the quiet of the woods... all because of her.

So, it's been an okay week.