Flag Day...

[senoritafish]

I have a number of things I want to post about, but I have a couple of work deadlines I have procrastinated on for way too long and now I feel like Garrison Kiellor's Winged Motivational Products™ are glaring down at me from my cube walls. Gonna have to wait until at least the first one is finished with, but at least need to get something off my mind. To do:

• Concert.


• Spokane.


• Brothers, sheesh.


• ?

Meanwhile, today is my dad's birthday. I was aware, but runsamuck mentioned it to me after dropping the kids off at school as well. Every time I do something for the first time since he died, I remember he was here the last time I did this. Almost every time I take a can out of the cupboard, I remember going with him to Smart & Final and arguing about the checkbook. The frozen burrito I brought for lunch today he was charging around the store pushing the grocery cart for, disdaining his walker. It's Flag Day and I never remember to put the flag out - that was always a good reminder of what day it was.

Comments

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that is so rough. I'm sorry.

[senoritafish.livejournal.com]

Thanks - it's okay. Just kind of an ongoing melancholy. Also a little sad that I came home from my work trip to find the bluebirds in my front yard are gone. I'd been having fun watching the parents feed them.

[onnas-baka-gaki.livejournal.com]

Make a flag that has his photo or things that remind you of him and put that flag out, too. Celebrate his life by writing on the flag these kinds of memories, to be passed down to your children's children.

[senoritafish.livejournal.com]

That is a wonderful idea - I'll try to think of stuff to put on it! Thank you.