Hi Mom,

This is a sad time, not only because you left us 7 years ago on this day, but also because our dear kitten Mai Tai left us last week.  She got killed by a car.  We had watched her like the apple of our eye, but it happened anyway. Sylvia had put a lot into her, taking her to the vet for all the shots and spaying, tending to her and providing her with a loving environment.  In return Mai Tai was the best kitten ever, curious and lively and endearing to a fault.  She would come when you called her, she never complained in a car ride, even if it was a 5 hr long one.  She was always happy and brought us so much joy.

I miss you.  I think about you every day.  The heroic things you did for me and my brother throughout your life and the sacrifices you made.  And we took a lot for granted and didn’t recognize a lot of the things you did for us out of a sense of duty and love.  Somehow now that you are not here, it is all clear to me.

You used to go to McDonalds all the time and you loved so shop at Walmart.  One time you brought back stacks of face cloths for Sylvia, so practical and simple.  The small things in life. Now I eat at McDonalds a lot and I go to Walmart all the time.  I used to drop you off at Walmart and go off and do my own thing.  Now I am thinking what fun it would be to do that together still.