When I was a kid I often had the job of cooking breakfast on the weekends for mom and my little sister. Chocolate chip pancakes and / or chocolate chip blueberry muffins were the usual fare. Then we’d eat on tray tables in the living room and watch cartoons or Saturday morning football or Star […]
A few months after my son was born, my little sister heroically managed to get herself and mom here to Los Angeles. She flew from Seattle to Florida, got my mom, and then flew with her here. I can never thank her enough for that. I can’t remember ever seeing my mom as giddy as […]
Here’s mom beaming with joy as she looks at me (off-camera) holding her first grandchild. This is just about the happiest I ever remember seeing her in my life. She so desperately wanted to be a grandmother, to be the new Nana in the family. She had already started to go downhill by that point; […]
About a week after my son was born, I received this email from mom’s friend from her church: From: Gregg, Lydia To: Gagne, David Subject: Re: [Your son] is adorable Sent: August 28, 2010 7:36 PM I really enjoyed the pictures you sent, [Your son] is so sweet and precious. I hope you have […]