Mom

Today marks one year since Mom died.

Dad came into town on Father's Day, so he, Scott, Jackson and I had a JANET JOHNSON SPECIAL for lunch: BLT sandwiches with cheetos as a side dish. These were two of her favorites. We woulda complimented the meal with a bourbon and coke if Scott hadn't had to go back to work for the rest of the day. (ha!)

I spent quite a bit of time journaling (thanks to Dad for hanging back at the homestead while Jackson napped, while I escaped to the library for some quiet time with myself)... and it brought me to think about the timeline leading up to Mom's death... it was so quick, her decline.

I love my Mom. Always will. One line in my journal reads, "I never want to forget the sound of her laugh." Sometimes it takes a couple seconds to find that memory/sound, but eventually I always do.

Thanksgiving '06 - opening the card that says "Will you play with me? Love, Your Grandbaby"

We officially told the family about our pregnancy that evening. Mom had wrapped up her bio-chemo clinical trial, and was beginning to get her weight and her hair back...
Christmas Day 06 - feeling more and more like herself
Spring Break 07 - By now we know that Mom's melanoma cancer had spread to her brain. She had grown quite weary around this time. We didn't know if this was a reaction to medicine or the disease itself.
Baby Shower in Louisville - April 07
Easter o7

Mom's last trip to Columbus for a shower - May 07