Hoping For the Best, Preparing For the Worst

While I have been doing so great, I have started preparing myself for the not-so-great. I got my kids’ Christmas trees and their ornaments from each year we’ve had them out, and I was reminiscing. I wanted to get them ornaments for my mom or Tom to give them the Christmas after I am gone to complete their collections and to remember me by. I ordered the above ornaments for them. I remember my grandpa and grandma telling me when I was very young about cardinals being signs from those we’ve lost, and Aleks loves the snow, so I thought her ornament turned out beautifully. And I love the beach and could sit staring off a dock forever. I want my ashes scattered over Snipes in Key West, so the boys’ ornaments were perfect too.

I also started on the lengthy job of creating a cookbook for them for when I am gone. I have told them about the cookbooks, and they’re super excited I have finally started on them. I believe that food evokes so many good memories, and that is the legacy I want to leave behind. I have had my kids convinced I am a good cook from Day One. Don’t ask me how I did it!🤣 But we have always eaten together as a family, and we’ve prepared foods together often. I am making the cookbooks mostly the same, but I will individualize them with each child’s favorites. And I will change out the pictures so that I have pictures of me with each child or my favorite pictures of each child in his or her book. One recipe a day should get me started pretty well.

Well, I am getting tired as Chemo usually knocks me out. Will sign off until my next Chemo! Happy Thanksgiving, and stay safe and healthy!