Tammi's World

Flash Back

Well, it's Mama Vi's bithday weekend. And I have to say it's been a very pleasant weekend - for a change.

For reasons I won't go into here, I haven't been "home" as much as I had been. Oh, I've been keeping an eye on things and I can get here in a heartbeat if I need to, but I haven't made the trip. And that's ok. With everyone.

But this was a weekend I knew I couldn't miss. Mama's 75th birthday.

I left right from work Friday night. Downtown Chicago at rush hour. THAT'S a good time (not). As I hit the Indiana state line Mama called. She made me a surprise. Homemade apple dumplings. And let me tell you folks - no one makes dumplings like my Mama. She tells me she's sorry, she's outta milk, but if I want some she can "make it for me". (IOW - powdered milk) I quickly assure her there is NO NEED FOR THAT and I'll be just fine. Yick. But the dumplings? Oh.......edible memories from my childhood. Yummmmmy.

It seemed so strange that night - sleeping in my old bed. Oh, I didn't live in this house, but she's got my old bedroom furniture. As I hunker down in the full size haven, my feet hanging off the foot of the bed, curled up and taking over half the surface, I smiled. The sheets still smell like home. The comforter is one of my favorites. Home.

Got up Saturday morning and Mama is already gone to a craft fair. You see, she makes these baby blankets and kitchen towels that are GORGEOUS and this is the season she can sell 'em. As I putter around the kitchen I have to grin. It's the same set up it's been for my whole life. No matter where we lived, the coffee cups go above the coffee pot. Of Course. It's the same dish set Daddy bought for her. The one that was under the tree the year after he died. The same plain, solid silverware. Home.

This morning we got up, shared a couple pots of coffee and I'm getting ready to head back home. My home. I just hope someday, someone will have these same type of warm fuzzy memories of there as I do here......

Posted by Tammi at October 29, 2006 07:33 AM | TrackBack