Relative Something

Like a healing balm, last night I enjoyed a wonderful antidote for what has been ailing me lately. Both of our kids came by the house and I ordered dinner from the local pizza place that has long been Cyndie’s and my favorite. In a humorous nod to the fact that Cyndie isn’t here, the person who took my order over the phone exclaimed, “Something different!” when I asked for the taco special, an uncharacteristic diversion from Cyndie’s typical order.

While the kids were here, we called Cyndie and had a wonderful chat over speaker-phone. Just having a short visit from our children was enough to energize the atmosphere in this otherwise empty space. Then, in 4 days, Cyndie will fly back for a 1-day job here in town, and we will all get together on the weekend. A few weeks after that, Julian and I will fly out to Boston to spend Thanksgiving weekend with Cyndie there.

It will serve to ease me into this living alone routine in moderate chunks of time. Before we know it, there will be snow flying and I will be planning igloo construction projects that will occupy my lonely mind.

There is great potential for positive influence from relatively small gestures, and a visit from your adult children is one thing that produces amplified results in that regard. It’s something that this dad was more than ready to receive.

Thanks, kids!