We were both at the park today.. and we just happened to be chatting and she mentioned that she's a widow.. "Me too" I said and boom we were off to the races talking about our experiences.
Her husband died in a freak plane accident in October. He was the pilot of a plane that crashed into a soccer field. Thankfully without anyone on the field and he and his passenger passed quickly.
Unfortunately she's not from this area and is visiting / staying with her sister who lives here.. she was at the park with her 3 nephews and her younger son.
It was nice to talk to someone who gets it... who totally understands what we go through and how we get treated as widows. I wish that we could have talked longer but all the kiddos were getting tired and needed to head on back to our homes.
I hope to run into her again before she heads back home..
(originally written on June 17th)..
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
A Summer Bucket List
I'm trying something new this summer... I'm making a Bucket List for the Summer. All sorts of fun adventures for the girls and I to do on our own or with friends.. Not sure if we will get to most of the list but I bet that we'll have some fun trying..
In no particular order....
1. Trip to Franklin Park Zoo.. hopefully on a day when the Giraffes are out.
2. Trip to Canobie Lake Park. (will need to happen with friends).
3. Fly a kite.
4. A Beach trip... another to do with more than one adult
5. A trip to a DCR Pool. with more than one adult.
6. Ride the train to Boston.. hopefully on the Commuter Rail aka the Purple Train
7. Trip to Rockport
8. Trip into Boston to play at the Frog Pond
9. Carousel ride in Boston.. hopefully by the Frog Pond or maybe down by the Rose Kennedy Greenway
10. Swan Boat ride
11. Children's Museum
12. Museum of Science
13. Go to the Fourth of July Parade in Wakefield and possibly go see the fireworks show over the Lake in Wakefield.
14. Breakheart Reservation to play and possibly go swimming
15. Go to Richardson's Ice Cream to visit the baby cows (yes i know they are Calves) and get some Ice Cream.
16. Mini golf... (maybe at Richardson's though Hago's in Stoneham might be more the girls speed).
17. Salem Willows.
In no particular order....
1. Trip to Franklin Park Zoo.. hopefully on a day when the Giraffes are out.
2. Trip to Canobie Lake Park. (will need to happen with friends).
3. Fly a kite.
4. A Beach trip... another to do with more than one adult
5. A trip to a DCR Pool. with more than one adult.
6. Ride the train to Boston.. hopefully on the Commuter Rail aka the Purple Train
7. Trip to Rockport
8. Trip into Boston to play at the Frog Pond
9. Carousel ride in Boston.. hopefully by the Frog Pond or maybe down by the Rose Kennedy Greenway
10. Swan Boat ride
11. Children's Museum
12. Museum of Science
13. Go to the Fourth of July Parade in Wakefield and possibly go see the fireworks show over the Lake in Wakefield.
14. Breakheart Reservation to play and possibly go swimming
15. Go to Richardson's Ice Cream to visit the baby cows (yes i know they are Calves) and get some Ice Cream.
16. Mini golf... (maybe at Richardson's though Hago's in Stoneham might be more the girls speed).
17. Salem Willows.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Diapers Done!
The diapers are gone... none during the day and none at night.. I also removed all temptation and gave away the diapers that I still had to the Family Network that we frequent. I am so proud of and amazed by Lily. She has become such a big kid lately. She still loves to be held and cuddled and likes to sleep in my bed (I find her with me in the mornings quite often). We've had a few accidents here and there but for the most part all the small people that live here are able to get to the potty when needed or prompted and do what they need to do to get things done. Life is getting easier though it's minorly stressful when we go to new places and need to find the bathrooms before there is a need for their use.
What else is going on here? Not much. I'm slowly going through all our stuff. I boxed up more of Lee's clothing (his t-shirts) and am planning on donating them soon. I saved a few that I couldn't part with at all. I also need to make a phone call to a book donation place for a pick up. I have 9 boxes of books for them to pick up and many more to go through still which includes my own books that I'm no longer reading or want.
Better weather is here so we've been starting to spend more time outside playing.. I love this so much for many reasons. The best one is that we get to run off our energy and that makes everyone happier and sometimes sleepier and ready for bed quicker (though not always).
Last weekend we went to visit the Firefighters in Melrose at the Fire Station and had a great time learning about being safe and getting a chance to explore the firetruck and the ambulance that they had available for us to explore.
We also went to the local Lake and attended a Festival that was going on there. It was fun and the girls had a great time bouncing on the Moon Bounce and playing some of the games that were available for playing.
What else is going on here? Not much. I'm slowly going through all our stuff. I boxed up more of Lee's clothing (his t-shirts) and am planning on donating them soon. I saved a few that I couldn't part with at all. I also need to make a phone call to a book donation place for a pick up. I have 9 boxes of books for them to pick up and many more to go through still which includes my own books that I'm no longer reading or want.
Better weather is here so we've been starting to spend more time outside playing.. I love this so much for many reasons. The best one is that we get to run off our energy and that makes everyone happier and sometimes sleepier and ready for bed quicker (though not always).
Last weekend we went to visit the Firefighters in Melrose at the Fire Station and had a great time learning about being safe and getting a chance to explore the firetruck and the ambulance that they had available for us to explore.
We also went to the local Lake and attended a Festival that was going on there. It was fun and the girls had a great time bouncing on the Moon Bounce and playing some of the games that were available for playing.
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This weekend we went to a Park that I'd not gone to before and had fun playing in the playground area and also finding the barn animals (when we needed to locate the bathroom in a hurry). The girls had a great time and seemed to make some new friends (some of which are kids of my twin mom friends). I think we'll be possibly go there again.
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