The Following is a letter that I wrote to my son, word for word, the day of September 2001. Nothing has been changed, and as you can imagine there was much we DIDN'T know:
Kainan,
Today I awoke to the news that a hijacked airplane crashed into one of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Then 18 minutes later another plane crashed into the other tower. Both towers burned from huge holes in their sides. We thought the first plane was an accident. When the second plane crashed everyone knew it had to be a terrorist attack. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon a short time later. Then the building that the second plane crashed into, collapsed to the ground. Many people were crushed because they were near the buildings, escaping, or trying to rescue victims. None of them expected the buildings to fall. A few minutes later the first injured building crashed to the ground. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were no more. As this is going on a fourth hijacked plane is crashed in Penn. President Bush said early in the day: "Freedom itself was attacked this morning..." and later: "We will hunt down and punish the people who committed this horrible act." It has been popular belief that supporters of a known terrorist Osama Bin Laden were behind this destruction. A huge investigation is taking place. As these events unfold I will keep record of this for you Kainan. The world is changing before my eyes and I want you to know what was happening as you life was just beginning. God Bless the rescuers and victims; and God Bless us as things are so confusing and difficult right now.
Mom
I wrote three more letters after that and I put them in his baby book. I distinctly remember the shock of the events and the horrible thought of "what kind of world did I just bring my baby into?". I remember rewriting the letter, taking out most of the emotion I was feeling, I thought it best to leave it as "just the facts". I left off the fact that I woke up that morning and laid my 2 month old, Kainan, on a blanket on the floor right in front of the tv, just like every other morning before that one. I left off, that as the tv came into focus after turning it on, I watched the 2nd plane hit on live tv. I left off, that I sat on the couch with a perfect stranger (the air conditioner repair guy) and prayed for our country. I wonder if that guy remembers me as vividly as I do him. I couldn't get past the thought that I brought a child into such a messed up world for a very long time...I have to say though, as the days and years passed, I think that the people in charge of this country did the very best they could with what they had to work with.
I am a Proud American. God Bless the USA!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Labor Day Weekend
I started off my Labor Day Weekend by taking Friday afternoon off to go get my feet pampered. I went to this place called Elite Nails and man, after the food scrub, hot rock massage and wax treatment, I was in heaven! My toes and heels feel great, and it's really been a challenge to keep them healthy. It's been a constant battle ever since Kainan was born, I don't know if there is a connection with that or not, but it's something I am going to start doing for myself to try and keep them healthy.
Saturday, was laundry war 2011. I cleaned and cleaned and folded and folded, and it's a never ending battle! The more cloths I washed and put away the more I found myself thinking that I wished it were socially acceptable to let my kids run around in loin cloths or something...ANYTHING but more cloths! After lunch they were picked up by their father, who just showed up out of the blue...of course the boys just flipped out they were so excited. He told them that they were going to a movie and that left David and I to watching movies and doing a whole lot of nothing. Until our football games started! It's great to have football back on the tube!
Sunday, was the absolute BEST weather day that we've had all YEAR!!! We slept late because it was so dark due to the rainy weather. I was VERY surprised to find out that it was after 8:30 am! I walked into the living room and opened the front door to let Carmen in to eat breakfast...it smelled like rain, it was glorious! It started to rain, and I opened the windows and turned the Air Conditioner off and just enjoyed the quiet splatter of the drops landing on the pavement and window pane. It was the most enjoyable morning that I have had in quite some time. It was the promise of fall that we have been waiting for. It's been such a miserable year, and we haven't had ONE cold break like this since February! I almost busted out all my fall decorations, but I restrained myself...I'll do it in a couple of weekends...
Around lunch time David got called out to a rig that was just outside of Lubbock, so we fueled up the truck and headed out. Dave bought a few lotto tickets and we were super excited when we won $80! We went and ate at Abuelo's and went to the mall, we were looking for jeans to fit Dave, which was impossible. The good news was I found my favorite fall scent at Bath & Bodyworks, it's called Fireside...and when you don't have a fireplace, it smells just like it. So I stocked up because you can't find it after the season is over. We came back to town and decided to go to the movies, and it was ok...we watched Conan the Barbarian...it was real gory and not really like the old one, but it was entertaining. OH! I almost forgot! I got my payment of roasted green chilies! So, after the movie I peeled them and stored them for future use. We picked the boys up and they were upset that they had to come back, how do you explain to a kid that their DAD called and wanted them to leave? Sigh...THEN they told us that they didn't go to the movie...I wish he could learn not to get their hopes up, because it ALWAYS leaves ME picking up the pieces!
This morning the boys slept in until just at 8 am and it was pretty awesome! We rearranged their room a bit to fit a rug that I bought. I spent some time watching movies and cleaning the house a bit. David gave Kainan a mowing lesson and he decided to pay him in legos. They bought a Star Wars one and then super glued it...lol I made a batch of green chili stew and it was SO HOT I had to add sugar to bring it back down so we could eat it! After that it was delicious! I'm looking forward to using my stash of roasted green chilies! '
It's been a really enjoyable weekend at the house, and I can already feel myself dragging my feet about having to return tomorrow...something I don't usually do...but man, after a weekend of that, who needs work?
Saturday, was laundry war 2011. I cleaned and cleaned and folded and folded, and it's a never ending battle! The more cloths I washed and put away the more I found myself thinking that I wished it were socially acceptable to let my kids run around in loin cloths or something...ANYTHING but more cloths! After lunch they were picked up by their father, who just showed up out of the blue...of course the boys just flipped out they were so excited. He told them that they were going to a movie and that left David and I to watching movies and doing a whole lot of nothing. Until our football games started! It's great to have football back on the tube!
Sunday, was the absolute BEST weather day that we've had all YEAR!!! We slept late because it was so dark due to the rainy weather. I was VERY surprised to find out that it was after 8:30 am! I walked into the living room and opened the front door to let Carmen in to eat breakfast...it smelled like rain, it was glorious! It started to rain, and I opened the windows and turned the Air Conditioner off and just enjoyed the quiet splatter of the drops landing on the pavement and window pane. It was the most enjoyable morning that I have had in quite some time. It was the promise of fall that we have been waiting for. It's been such a miserable year, and we haven't had ONE cold break like this since February! I almost busted out all my fall decorations, but I restrained myself...I'll do it in a couple of weekends...
Around lunch time David got called out to a rig that was just outside of Lubbock, so we fueled up the truck and headed out. Dave bought a few lotto tickets and we were super excited when we won $80! We went and ate at Abuelo's and went to the mall, we were looking for jeans to fit Dave, which was impossible. The good news was I found my favorite fall scent at Bath & Bodyworks, it's called Fireside...and when you don't have a fireplace, it smells just like it. So I stocked up because you can't find it after the season is over. We came back to town and decided to go to the movies, and it was ok...we watched Conan the Barbarian...it was real gory and not really like the old one, but it was entertaining. OH! I almost forgot! I got my payment of roasted green chilies! So, after the movie I peeled them and stored them for future use. We picked the boys up and they were upset that they had to come back, how do you explain to a kid that their DAD called and wanted them to leave? Sigh...THEN they told us that they didn't go to the movie...I wish he could learn not to get their hopes up, because it ALWAYS leaves ME picking up the pieces!
This morning the boys slept in until just at 8 am and it was pretty awesome! We rearranged their room a bit to fit a rug that I bought. I spent some time watching movies and cleaning the house a bit. David gave Kainan a mowing lesson and he decided to pay him in legos. They bought a Star Wars one and then super glued it...lol I made a batch of green chili stew and it was SO HOT I had to add sugar to bring it back down so we could eat it! After that it was delicious! I'm looking forward to using my stash of roasted green chilies! '
It's been a really enjoyable weekend at the house, and I can already feel myself dragging my feet about having to return tomorrow...something I don't usually do...but man, after a weekend of that, who needs work?
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