SATURDAY,
JUNE 27:
First
full day of knowing that our mother is no longer here. Received the
phone call yesterday in the afternoon. Atherton had called Lynn
about 30 minutes earlier saying that her breathing was shallower, and
they didn't expect her to last through the night. About half-an-hour
later, she took her last breath. By all accounts, was a peaceful
home-going. So grateful we had both planned, months ago, to be here
during this time. And who knows but that because of that last visit
with her, she was ready to let go?
So
a quiet, reflective day, with a long afternoon nap for me. Drove
over to Hannah's in the early evenng to see her and meet her
boyfriend. She looked beautiful, as always. Kids will come back
from their dad's tonight, and then they're all flying to Florida on
Monday, to unite with Rachel's & Jonathan's families for a
Disneyworld/Orlando celebration, and to meet their older biological
sister from Columbia, who traveled with her family up from there for
this reunion. Hannah will return on July 5, same date as we begin our
stay at Santee Lakes in San Diego. She & Pasqual prepared a
lovely dinner for us, and we enjoyed visiting. Looking forward to
more in a week.
Another
June Gloom day – the sun never did come out.
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