Sugarwings is spending the first half of the summer in NC. Before leaving, we add some extra nice days together.
On the anniversary of Ryan’s death that sweet Grandfairy offered to help cook dinner (including this Jack Skellington pie, wow!), then wanted to watch a zombie show with me, like Ryan and I used to do.
To go along with the meal we were making together, I ordered an onion blossom at Texas Roadhouse. We had one together on Ry’s last birthday, and he had decided that we should make a tradition of it.
Rich doesn’t want to make the day we lost our boy a day we mark, he wants to focus on birthdays instead. Which of course, I sure get, but no matter what, May 24th is a day we cannot gloss over. The date haunts us all week, even when we say we will go about our business and plan other things.
So this year, I decided I was going to honor Ryan with some of his favorite foods and shows. Sugarwings was there for me and every bit as sweet as that artistic pie.
When I picked up the crunchy onion, country music was playing on the outdoor speakers at the restaurant. Then, as I walked to the car, my boy’s lifelong, favorite song, Footloose, began to play. At that moment I looked down to see this heart rock, standing out from the other stones in the flowerbeds.
I was so glad I’d made plans with our Grandfairy to celebrate him that day. And grateful for the kid by my side while we honored him.
We also had some crafting days, I made some coffee filter roses. Not because it was one of the many jobs I need to get done, but because it sounded pretty.
Sugarwings worked with polymer clay and made blueberries for me. It’s hard to tell which of these is the real one the others were modeled upon, isn’t it?
We also saw a movie, and wore matching jammies to it so we’d be cozy.
Another day, we took the dogs to the park and saw this heart shining through the dappled shadows made by the trees.
I am missing this kiddo who enjoys small adventures with me. But I have even more reason to look forward to their return. There is a shot that Dewdrop will be tagging along to spend some time here in Kansas for July.
I think I see a few more adventures coming up in the second half of the summer.
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