I had a busy day today.. Back to back meetings then a plane to Raleigh. I had about 30 minutes without a phone glued to my head… I found myself with 30 minutes of quiet to grab lunch. The house was empty and silent and the sun was streaming in as i heated some leftovers ( Diane’s homemade mac and cheese.. the best !) i sat down with my meal and acknowledged, as i always do, the painting of Sam right behind the kitchen counter. Our friend Coco painted it based on a great photo of Sam from Camp Abnakei. I stared at the painting a bit as i ate…and thought of Sam…

It was so quiet.. Somehow i started to speak.. I began telling Sam about my day… And about our visit with one of his buddies last night.. I asked him how things were with him… Didn’t get an answer.. And didn’t expect one.. But it felt so good to be talking with him out load.. .. I looked at my phone and noticed i had a call starting .. So i said good bye quickly and ran upstairs and rejoined my busy day,, sorry to have to run.. But so happy not to have to eat alone now..

Nite all, nite sam
-men

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