9/11 "Lest We Forget"...

I feel so rotten. I forgot. Today, of all days, I forgot...

I didn't mean to - I had planned to discuss it with Twinz. I wanted to remind them before they left for school this morning, but I was back home and on the Internet before I remembered

The reason I wanted to talk with them about it was because the last 2 anniversaries, we were at Oak Mtn. and they never mentioned it to the kids at that school. That was just one of the many frustrations about being our kind of family "out of our element", you could say. The repercussions of that day continue to impact our particular way of life and will, in a huge way, for many more years to come.

I can't believe I forgot.

So, after school we went to eat before our busy evening and the Anniversary Memorials were being broadcast on the TV's overhead. Kailey said she knew what that was about and proceeded to talk about how the Japanese were our friends now ( don't ask - I'm not REAL sure?). Bryan , of course, felt the need to argue with her, even though his teacher hadn't discussed it at all. He did know more facts than she did - they just weren't the right ones...

I have been waiting for this for 7 years, I guess. Oh, we talk about it off and on when we have to explain certain things once again.They know 9/11 has to do with Afghanistan, Iraq and why 'Uncle Buddy' died. They have been to museums that had huge ,full displays showing everything - but it has been awhile. Now, I believe they are old enough to understand and know most of the details...

And I Just. Couldn't. DO. It.....I choked. Or got choked up rather. I'd start to correct or explain and then something on that big TV would catch my attention and my eyes would burn and my throat would catch. I just couldn't say anything...except, "Later - we'll talk later".

Only later never came. Home late - straight to bed.

I'm sorry. I'm SO, so sorry. I have now done the thing that I always blame the rest of the world for doing - Forgetting. And in my life - how that's even possible is beyond me. But I did.

Baby, Marisa, Buddy, all the rest...I'll do better - I promise.