Happy 5th Birthday Kyle!
5 years...
For my newer readers, Kyle was born at 7pm on Sept 11, 2001. He still doesn't know the significance of this date yet. He's only 5. And I want to keep this away from him as long as I can. The innocence of childhood can never be returned.
I think I'm going to be weepy all day. The weather is terrible and we've always spent Kyle's birthday outside because just like on 9/11/01 in New York, it's always been a beautiful clear autumn day. But today it's raining and cold. I want to be outside. It's a mental thing, I don't want to be indoors on the anniversary of the tragic events.
I don't have anything to say that hasn't been said dozens (or hundreds) of times before. Those who lost their lives 5 years ago today are not forgotten. I can close my eyes and feel the fear and sadness again like it was yesterday. I still have the inner turmoil of being happy for Kyle and yet mourning 3,000 deaths.
I thought it would be easier after 5 years but it isn't. I know I will never be able to tell someone Kyle's birthdate without them saying "oh!" I suppose eventually it won't be so bad, Jan 28th, Nov 22nd, and Dec 7th are just another day most of the time.
The above picture is from Chuck E. Cheese's on Friday. It went well, there were only a few other families so we almost had the place to ourselves. He opened the majority of his gifts then but I have a few for him today. I'm going to bake him another cake (he requested chocolate) and hope the weather clears.
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Quote of the Day: "There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go." -Author Unknown
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