As yesterday was the first day back to school, it never gets easier to not be sending Alec to school too. I try so hard not to think of what it would be like, but no matter how hard I try the thoughts creep in, and as I pulled into the driveway after Cass got on the bus, I was thinking that me and Al would have an hour and a half of special time together before he went to school.
But as I think about yesterday and all the signs from Al, he always comes through with comfort for me and his loved ones.
Kara called me when she got out of school, so happy to tell me that in one of her classes, the teacher said she loves Giraffes and she had twin boys who are 23 years old and she got a Giraffe for every one of their birthdays and she has 23 Giraffes in her classroom! She said Nicholas is in this class too, and she told me that he told the teacher that he likes (or loves) Giraffes too. Holly posted a comment yesterday about how Nicholas told her about his teacher with 23 years old twins and how she has 23 giraffes in her room.....amazing!
Thank you Kara and Nicholas for sharing, I know it brightened your day for sure and it definatly brightened our day.
Holly also posted that in her classroom there was a boy with the number 23 on his shirt!
Then I was at work and I brought Cassidy with me. My client asked if I just had Cass and I said I have a son too. She asked how old he was and I told her he is in Heaven. She said she was sorry and said she couldn't imagine, and I told her it is the absolute worst, as I was trying not to cry, and then she said my friend had her baby at 23 weeks. I was speechless. As sad as that is, I couldn't help but feel Al's love coming through at that moment when he knew I needed to feel him.
Next client asked if I had kids, I said yes, she said how many, I said 2, she asked how old they are. I couldn't do this again, so I said 10 and 13. She said what is that grade 4 and 6? How I wish it were so. I never know how I am going to answer these questions until they are asked. It's awful and yet I understand it is natural to ask people these questions.
In the back room at work, the microwave had 23 seconds on the display. Someone must have stopped it mid way at 23 seconds...thanks Al.
And one more sign, which probably everyone in Billerica got....a call from the police saying an older woman went missing at the 23 hour.
Sometimes it takes awhile for Alec's signs to sink in and for me to really get what he is trying to say.... and right now I get it....he is letting us know that he was in school on the first day just like he should be.
But as I think about yesterday and all the signs from Al, he always comes through with comfort for me and his loved ones.
Kara called me when she got out of school, so happy to tell me that in one of her classes, the teacher said she loves Giraffes and she had twin boys who are 23 years old and she got a Giraffe for every one of their birthdays and she has 23 Giraffes in her classroom! She said Nicholas is in this class too, and she told me that he told the teacher that he likes (or loves) Giraffes too. Holly posted a comment yesterday about how Nicholas told her about his teacher with 23 years old twins and how she has 23 giraffes in her room.....amazing!
Thank you Kara and Nicholas for sharing, I know it brightened your day for sure and it definatly brightened our day.
Holly also posted that in her classroom there was a boy with the number 23 on his shirt!
Then I was at work and I brought Cassidy with me. My client asked if I just had Cass and I said I have a son too. She asked how old he was and I told her he is in Heaven. She said she was sorry and said she couldn't imagine, and I told her it is the absolute worst, as I was trying not to cry, and then she said my friend had her baby at 23 weeks. I was speechless. As sad as that is, I couldn't help but feel Al's love coming through at that moment when he knew I needed to feel him.
Next client asked if I had kids, I said yes, she said how many, I said 2, she asked how old they are. I couldn't do this again, so I said 10 and 13. She said what is that grade 4 and 6? How I wish it were so. I never know how I am going to answer these questions until they are asked. It's awful and yet I understand it is natural to ask people these questions.
In the back room at work, the microwave had 23 seconds on the display. Someone must have stopped it mid way at 23 seconds...thanks Al.
And one more sign, which probably everyone in Billerica got....a call from the police saying an older woman went missing at the 23 hour.
Sometimes it takes awhile for Alec's signs to sink in and for me to really get what he is trying to say.... and right now I get it....he is letting us know that he was in school on the first day just like he should be.
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