One Year Later

I still miss her.  Every day I have some moment that I think about her, want to share something with her, and realize that I can't anymore. I remembered a few photos I had found of her when she was young and scanned them here.  One is a Christmas photo in a green dress she made. That raised eyebrow? Yeah, that eyebrow would send me scampering when I knew I was in trouble. You did not mess with "The Look". The other photo, I'm not sure what it was for, possibly for a theater production, but it is so ethereal it needed sharing. Even this young her eyes held so much.

Dragon*con ended up being too hard for me emotionally. I tried, I did, but I couldn't really hold it together, even on the day the kids were with me.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the future now because every year these two events will coincide.

That said, the kids had a blast the one day they were with us. So many people loved Simon's costume, he definitely stole the show.  For that, at least, I felt appreciated because so many said "You are lucky to have such a talented Mom".

As for my River Song dress, well I didn't get any more photos.  And there is quite a few other things I've been working on that I haven't talked about at all here. There is so much I want to do, and share, in order to spread my love of sewing and creating with others. Things that I know would have made Mom proud. So all that said, I will do my hair and makeup and attempt to get more photos of the dress and other projects, since I'm off the rest of the week. One of the things that should help photos in the future is getting my backdrop/curtains setup.

I hope everyone will stick around for the fun to come. Much love to you all!

Rest In Peace

 (1980-something)

I wish I had the words to express what I feel right now, but I don't.  Mom passed away yesterday (9/1/2011) quite suddenly.  I had seen her that morning and she was sleeping but seemed stable.  She went between the time they called my husband and my husband woke me up.  Its hard to believe she is actually gone, but on the other hand I'm so glad she's not in pain any more.

(1993)

My Mom, Claudia, was one of those truly good and wonderful people.  She was talented, quick witted, funny, thoughtful, and loving.  I can't think of any friend I had that didn't call her mom.  Even some of my exes stayed in touch with her.  She taught me how to sew, can, play music,garden, cook, clean, use my imagination and so many more little things its hard to tell them all.  She loved Edgar Allen Poe and Simon and Garfunkel.  She loved poetry and books and movies.   She loved to sew and embroider.  She taught me you are never too old for stuffed animals, playgrounds, playing dress-up, and new adventures.

(1975)

I love you so much, Momma.  Dad and I are going to miss you. I don't think we'll ever stop missing you.  I hope you are on some other newer,  greater adventure.