Bill, Vickie, Maggie and I have enjoyed a quiet, lazy weekend together, reminiscing, reflecting, and taking in the reality of the moment. They both have pampered me the entire time, Vickie taking over the kitchen, preparing our meals, cleaning up, not allowing me to do a thing but relax. It's been a healing time for all of us.
We woke up yesterday morning to ice on the trees and our generator running. Power was out for about three hours, but we didn't know the difference. It was a world of beauty outside, especially this morning against a clear, blue sky with sun sparkling on the ice covered trees.
They will be leaving this afternoon. Maggie and I will be traveling down to Monroe to spend a few days with them sometime next week. Maggie's still having a difficult time of it, staying right with me wherever I go.
I continue to be at peace even though my heart is broken. I honestly think I went through several stages of grieving during the last few weeks of Howard's life when I realized that her death was coming very soon. She was gone many hours before her body stopped breathing and her struggle had been so intense for so long that the experience of watching her slip away and the calm that came over her gave to me a depth of peace I would never have expected.
Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon.
Dianne
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