It's Big's birthday today.
Her third one in heaven.
Shanna is preparing her house for sale so is
decluttering,
cleaning out,
purging,
organizing.
And she came across a treasure packed away for safekeeping.
It's a book that allows you to record yourself reading it.
We had Big do it years ago, quite possibly before
Shanna even had Quinn.
It starts out with Big saying,
"...read to you by Meme"
and a nervous little giggle.
Big was a bit self-conscious
reading to air, she would have been far more
comfortable with a roomful of first graders
sitting on the floor all around her.
But, Big was always a good sport
if nothing else.
So, she read to thin air and now
the gift of being able to hear her voice
after missing it for all these years just fills my heart
and my eyes.
Happy Birthday, Big.
Thank you for the gift.
