I ended up rearranging her shelf that day. I dusted, added items like the fresh daisy and put her ashes in her owl, also set up the viewfinder full of wonderful pictures a friend sent me last year... Apparently September through the holidays is just going to be tough... for a while. Starting with the anniversary of my mom passing on September 26th. Less than a month after that will be her birthday. One more month makes Thanksgiving and another month makes Christmas.... and those are only the 'allotted or expected hard times' for a grieving person. I looked at pictures and videos this year the night before the 2 year anniversary. I was trying to find ones I hadn't seen to add to this blog. There are no new pictures and there won't ever be... I also rummaged through my closet to choose from the many purses she gave me to carry for this tough season ahead but even those are getting old... and I won't be getting anymore from her. I guess I thought it would be easie