January 2, 2020
Taking my Christmas tree down today I was reminded of you and the special gifts you gave me for Christmas and my birthday.
You made a beautiful Shuttefly album for all of us with pictures from your 80th birthday cruise and beyond. You brought me piano books to practice after I told you I am trying to learn to play. You gave me a pretty coffee mug — handmade — that you picked out just for me. You also gave me a colorful Swarovski crystal necklace! But what made me think of you and your creative love was a tiny envelope with a tiny card with a little gold tree on it that just says (heart) Mom. I put in in the tree. (heart)
