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still mourning the loss of her husband,
the loss of the man who had been part of her life from her earliest
years.
    With each year it became a little
easier, but on the anniversary she felt her insides being ripped
out again. The wound was very fresh on that day and for some time
before and after.
    When her Grannie passed away a few
months ago, everyone in the family said that Katherine should move.
Take herself and the kids and get out of the city. After all, she
could write anywhere. They all said she needed to start over and
maybe she would find someone...
    But of late she had been too tired
to really care. She always felt wasted, like she had no energy.
Maybe her anemia was bothering her more. She would get back on her
vitamins and iron and start running again, that always made her
feel better.
    She parked the car and her other
two children got out along with her. She saw Sally and Pat run for
the door. She could see John saying “No, wait for Mom.” He knew
what was best. He had grown up over night. It’s like he had never
had a childhood. He had been six on that day, Sally had just turned
seven and Pat had just turned two. Now she had two teens and a
tween standing watching her, waiting for her, waiting to start a
new life. She ran up to her children and they opened the door
together and with that started their new life.
     
    * * * * * * *
     
A few months later
    Katherine sat and sipped her
morning tea. She waited for the kids to come down and then she
would start the morning rush to get them all to school.
Fortunately, she had two in middle school and then Sally drove
herself with the car the family had bought for her.
    Katherine took a sip of her tea and
looked out the window that faced the harbor. Leaden skies met her
eyes. It was the second week in November. Pretty soon the holidays
would be upon them. She was hosting the whole of the MacNamara and
O’Brien clans. Where in the world was she going to fit everyone in
this tiny house? She knew all the young cousins would camp out.
That freed up three bedrooms. She could sleep on the
couch...
    She grabbed a pad of paper that she
kept on the counter and started making a list.
    “ Morning, Mom!”
    “ Morning, John.” She didn’t look
up from writing her list.
    She wrote things she would need to
do to get the house ready for a crowd and made a small side list.
John had always joked about her lists. She smiled at that
thought.
    She felt arms go around her and
felt her little Sally give her a hug. Though all of a sudden, she
wasn’t little any more but was blossoming into a young beauty. She
turned and smiled at her daughter. “God, I am so in trouble...
” She gave her an extra hug and wrote something down on her
list. Mentally banging her head.
    “ Mom. Can we go to the mall this
weekend? I want to get some new jeans.”
    “ How about Freeport.” Katherine
said without looking up.
    Sally looked at her mom and saw
dark circles under her eyes. “Maybe Olivia’s Mom could take us. I
still don’t like driving that far with winter coming.” She turned
to grab a mug of coffee. “She said her mom may be going... You can
stay home and rest.”
    Katherine looked up and saw Sally
studying her. “Why? I’m fine. Can’t we all go?”
    Sally climbed up and sat down on a
stool at the bar next to her Mom. “Yea, if you aren’t too tired...
” She glanced at her mother from under her lashes. She wasn’t
stupid. Her mom wasn’t feeling great and had been pushing herself
to get her book done.
    “ Well, Sally?”
    Sally jumped down and went to the
fridge. “I’m fine with whatever makes you happy, Mom. I’ll see
about Olivia and maybe her Mom will come with us.”
    Katherine put the pen down, and got
up to go over to the stove.
    “ Good. You do that.” She bent and
kissed her daughter’s head. “Do you want me to top off your coffee?
It’s a bit raw this morning.”
    Sally hugged her Mom. She loved her
so much and hated seeing her so tired. “Yea, here