We've just completed a weekend composed of "ordinary" things---in contrast to the last four that were composed of extraordinary things. I saw sisters doing their laundry, cleaning the area they are responsible for, laughing and chatting in the community room around a table of card playing. With the sun this afternoon many went for a visit to family or friends, a ride around the peninsula or just a quick trip to do some errands.
We even returned to everyday menus: meatloaf, hotdogs, grilled cheese, chicken, pizza. In contrast to all the large steamer pans of pasta, spaghetti and other casseroles which were prepared for the unknown number of guests that would show up for all the funeral rituals--meals that could easily "stretch."
A bouquet of flowers was delivered to a sister whose birthday was Saturday, I just laughed when I saw it--just what we need, I thought, another arrangement of beautiful flowers. There are still a half dozen still alive all around the first floor general areas, including chapel itself.
But all in all, the sweet and lovely references to the four sisters we lost last month still abound in our conversations and certainly in each of our thoughts. This lovely month-long remembrance is at the entrance to our chapel, and although we have never had a foursome before and therefore, it is a little stunning, it is quite beautiful---as it keeps them in our minds and hearts, as we struggle to come to grips with their absence.
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