I'm doing okay. I've spent most of the day working on my mom's tribute, which I hope everyone will find interesting and enjoy. I think everyone has a story, and everyone's story is interesting. As I look through my mom's baby book and photos and remember a few of the few stories she told me, I'm finding that her story is definitely worth sharing. I'm learning new things about her, and realizing some things I'd never really thought of before.
I'm realizing just how beautiful she was, physically, and how that might have affected her personality. She was a knockout, and I'm sure she had her share of male attention from every angle. Yet she stayed with my dad all the way to the end, and my dad, although a really good looking guy when he was young, really lived a hard kind of life with a lot of drinking and smoking so that as he grew older, he didn't age well. She could have left him for guys with a lot more money, better looks, better health, etc, but didn't. I admire her greatly for that, and am finding that below the superficial appearance of self-absorbed selfishness and vanity, there were some great qualities, and I hope to share her story with you in the next day or two.
This is what I feel Forrest has done for us; he's gotten us to share stories an lives with each other and I think that's great. I wish I had the time and space to tell you everything about how you and your mom and James have touched my life. Maybe some day I will, but I get something from every post. Strange thing is, nothing at all about the chase, but about your lives. I'm still at a complete loss with the chase. (laughing at myself)