conversations

Today Mom and Dad and I went to the local bulk food store -- it was a rainy day with nothing much to do.
On the way home we passed a cemetery -- Mom said to me," Is your mother buried there?" I said, "No". She looked at me and I said,"You are my mother!"
"Oh, that's right, I keep forgetting that."
In another few minutes she said," Is your mother very old?"
I said,"Yes, she is very old!."

At the dinner table tonight we were talking and Dad asked about how old he was. When we told him he said he was in pretty good shape even if he was "mentally retarded" now.

We love you just the way you are, Dad. You are special to us.