Paper Clips

What a beautiful day! The sun was shining, the sky was clear and blue, and it was WARM!One could almost watch the snow melt!

Hubby and I spent the day together. We did things together, like shop, slowly. We took our time. That was good and nice.

The drive to the stores, was so darn pretty. I actually felt happy and hopeful that spring is on it’s way. I also had a funny thing happen.

Today was the 36th anniversary of my brother, Dickie, passing from cancer. He was seven years older than me.

In some ways, I did not know him as well as my sister did. They were just two years apart, and in many ways best friends.

Anyway, I was feeling a bit sad, and thinking back to when we learned he had cancer, and how my Dad and I had been together when we got the phone call.

Hubby and I stopped at a car dealership, and when  I was looking at a car, I opened the door and there was a paper clip.

You see, Dad always had paper clips, and since his passing a few years back, on the days when I feel low or sad, I find a paper clip in a weird place. During the time Mom was at the end of her life, I kept finding jumbo paper clips. Maybe it’s nothing, but I like to believe it’s Dad’s way of letting me know I’m not alone.

It was a good day!