Mom, The Louvre And Me

Mom had been an upper middle class

stay at home mom who volunteered,

hosted dinner parties,

and looked for all the world

like she was living the life of

Laura Petrie.

(GTS)

Then she wasn't.

She was a single parent with four kids,

a business to liquidate, 

and a house to sell.

The only job experience I ever heard her

talk about was butchering chickens

during the war.

All this to say, we were never rolling in dough.

But mom had dreams.

She used to talk about how she and I would go 

to the Louvre together.

Right.

Fast forward to my marrying Mike.

He had close relatives in Germany

so travel to Europe was a thing.

On one of our trips we made a side trip down to Paris

and went to The Louvre.

I brought a rock from the gravel outside

the entrance and took it home to mom.

Fast forward to Big retiring and 

mom and Big's Excellent Adventures.

One of which took them to 

The Louvre.

Mom brought a rock home to me.

Fast forward to Shanna studying abroad

during college.

Mom, Dirk and I went over to see Shanna

and have an Excellent Adventure.

Dirk and Shanna carried on to an adventure of their own

and mom and I had ours.

A ride on The Chunnel to Paris

and The Louvre.