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Saturday Lament

I remember folding the freshly laundered onesies and putting them away. I sat in the rocking chair, a warm August breeze blew the white eylet curtains ever so slightly. I scrunched my toes into the thick pile of sand colored carpet and took it all in. Blue bunnies sat on crooked alphabet letters and seemed to parade across the wallpaper of the nursery. The brand new cherrywood crib shone as the sun bounched of the side. I had dreamed of the day our precious baby would arrive. On a rainy and muggy September evening, our beautiful daughter made her debut. Then I blinked. Rain pelted the windows on a gray Saturday morning. Rolling over in hopes of catching a few more treasured minutes of sleep, I began to hear sounds of life beginning a new day. I slid out of bed and padded towards the door. My beautiful daughter, dressed in baggy pajama pants and a faded, gray sweatshirt met me in the hallway. Following her downstairs, I offered to make her breakfast. She politely declined and grabbed a poptart and her keys. As she headed out the door, my lips gently brushed her cheek and I wished her well. My girl was on her way to take her first college board exams. What will happen when I blink again?

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Comment by stephen dijoseph on October 29, 2009 at 2:03am
Im no mother, but I know what u mean... each moment takes place or so it seems... and our recollections may vary from the original moment...yet still we have an indelible emotional rendering in our mind of that moment... so we try to let each moment count....for a happy NOWness...
Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 19, 2009 at 12:27am
What a beautiful...I was going to say "child", but that just doesn't fit that perfect face. What a beautiful woman! Blinking sucks, eh? My baby was riding her trycicle just a short while ago and I blinked, too (one too many times, I think), and she's now months from turning 30, with two beautiful babies of her own. Judy Collins hit it right - "who knows where the time goes...."

Loved you story, Suzanne. And thank you for sharing your lovely daughter with us.
Comment by Donna Stumpo on October 18, 2009 at 10:21am
Moral of the story? DON'T BLINK-------what a lovely story
Comment by wiffledust on October 17, 2009 at 4:35pm
ohhh suzanne, this is beautiful! i choked up a bit. look how beautiful she is. and you are such a good mom. that is WHY she is grabbing those keys and going. and sure, there will be some blinks when she's gone. but a few more blinks and she'll be back, more your equal, more a friend. and the memories of the baby days will never ever fade but perhaps become even stronger when she has your grandbaby! ;-) HUGE HUGS!

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