October

Mom,

You're missing a lot of great stuff.

Lily (Leo now) has grown into a sense of humor that reminds me of yours— quips that can only be caught if you're the person sitting beside them.

I’m learning how to get my ass kicked in the dirt repeatedly without being such a sissy about it. Being a business owner is often like being on stage having vegetables and trash hurled at you. There’s perks, but they aren’t coming to mind right now :-D

Trying to fix my forklift was a learning experience; albeit an unsuccessful one.

This quarter of the year was my favorite time to spend with you. Post season baseball, cosmos in the rocking chairs on the back porch, and painting pumpkins. I want to participate in the beauty of everything without the bitterswetness, the sadness. I wonder if it will always be so.

I think its getting easier. Why does that feel bad?

Love you miss you bye