February 1

Busy day. Took the girls for haircuts. Robin went for a big change and it looks amazing on her. She was really happy with it, but didn’t want her picture taken, so we have this. Then we went food shopping and out to Target so Christina could buy some birthday gifts for her friends. We bought a cake on the way home, mostly because Billy asked for one, but also to celebrate Mom’s birthday. It was pretty yummy. I wish I could describe our parents to the kids in a way that they would appreciate, but the truth is it’s hard to get to know someone who’s already dead. It makes me sad that they’ll never know the special people who raised us. I’ll just have to pass on as much of their legacy as I can through my own actions and interpretations of the love they showed me. Hopefully some of it rubs off on them.