Last Night

Last night I called my mom. She was great. After I told her she asked me whether I wanted to be alone. I responded -- what are you doing tonight? I knew I didn't want to be alone. She said, well, I was going to dance but I need to do that. How about I come to your house? And bring dinner? She called back a couple minutes later to say that my nieces were in a concert -- way out in the tuulies -- how about going? So we did. It was beautiful. And the words seemed designed just for me. After words we went back to my sister's house for ice cream. Steve, the youngest (8 years old) had everybody rolling "in the aisles" with laughter as he performed his part in his upcoming play "Simpleton." I got completely lost in the laughter. It was so life affirming and so wonderful.