Hi, Mom. I really hope you’re listening somewhere. Dic seems to think we’re going to split a million dollars. You know Dic. We still haven’t taken your ashes to the beach, but you would know that. I’m not sure what we’re going to do for Christmas. Maybe then. I’m pretty sure David and [redacted] will […]
Hi, Mom. I drove to Daytona today for your birthday. Dic and I each drank a shot of Amaretto in your honor. Life is so different without you here. I truly miss your hugs, and, most of all, your smile. By the way, the Red Sox were the best team in baseball all year, and […]
Hi, Mom, I’m really missing you tonight. I’m in the Holiday Inn we stayed in when you came to my graduation. I’m here for a stupid conference. I hate them. I have to kennel Mocha and leave the cats, and I never get anything out of them. I was talking to a bank teller today. […]
Hi, again, Mom. Things are strange. I may get a lot of money because you died. it doesn’t seem right. I really miss your hugs, and I feel lost and more alone than ever. I went to Cedar Key today with my friend, Donna. It was okay, but it was drizzling some of the time, […]
Mom, I don’t know what to do about your cell phone. I wish we had more samples of your voice or more videos. Seven o’clock every night is still hard. And your birthday is coming up. I went to Maui for David’s wedding. Jen and I shared a condo and spent a lot of time […]
Dear Mom, It’s Sunday, September 16th. I’ll be 59 next Saturday. I’ve been spending a lot of time with Donna Omer — looking for a dress for David’s wedding. I had lost 21 lbs, but now I’m back up. I truly can’t imagine being at Dic’s for my birthday without you there. I miss you […]
Hi, Mom, You can’t imagine how much I miss you or how much I wish I could have spent more time with you. I think of you every day, especially at 7:00 pm when I used to call you. My heart is broken, and, losing you, I feel as if I’ve lost rock, my balance, […]
September 2, 2007 Dear Everett, Before it gets to late to do so, I would like to propose some changes in our Member configuration for this year. We have some options, I hope, still available to us. For example, I would like to offer two full-time slots back to Volunteer Florida. (It has been […]
I found this letter on mom’s old computer hard drive. The file KATHLEEN A.doc was created on June 16th, 2007. I don’t know who Ms. Jackson is, but I assume it is someone that worked at Indigo Manor, the nursing home where my maternal grandmother died. Anna Sophia Albanese (aka “Nana”, “Nana Anna”, “Nana from […]
April 1, 2007 Dear Jeff, I have asked Deeb-Paul and Shannon Kitchen to take Mocha in to be boarded if you have room. My mother is gravely ill in Daytona Beach, and I need to get there as early as possible tomorrow morning. I don’t know when I’ll be back, but I’ll keep in […]