| This is just for me, to remember |
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| Written by OHmommy | |
| Friday, 19 June 2009 18:04 | |
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My mother said something rather shocking to me over the phone yesterday. Well, perhaps not so shocking, just something that whipped me back to reality after a mundane morning of running errands "Enjoy this time." I looked around my filthy Honda "Listen to her..." And I did. I recklessly, drove down Cedar Avenue, staring at my youngest daughter through the rear view mirror finding myself so in love with her little lisp caused by the overuse of her pacifier The two of us, just the two of us, finally arrived at our final destination to a tsumani in downtown Cleveland. Prepared for the weather we hid under one communal umbrella. Just us. The two of us... hiding under one umbrella laughing out loud each time the wind blew the umbrella up. She created the game... each time the umbrella blew up she wrapped her plump toddler hands around my neck and kissed me. I followed her lead holding her in my arms jumping over every puddle and waiting for every wind gust. *swoon* I have never wished for the wind to blow so much. So. In love. We were happily on our way, in our own world, completely unprepared for a confrontation with the real world outside of our umbrella. The lonesome redneck from southern Ohio who was running across the street shielding his head from the rain, with his flannel shirt, stopped in his path... "Ma'am, that is the sweetest thang I evah did see. Where's yo camera?" "She's the third child. I have this picture forever in my heart." And at that moment another wind gust shot our umbrella in the air and greasy little plump toddler hands draped my neck and a sloppy kiss was planted on my cheek. And we laughed out loud together under one umbrella. No photos. No videos. Just a memory that is ours.  |
