.... the TV confirmed that something was happening.
.... we sat with our mouths open and our eyes glued.
.... I had kids to get ready for school. It was hard. But they got ready.
.... the towers fell. I was freaking out, but my kids were watching. I had to calm. I said to them, "This is big. This is very big. You will remember this forever." I don't know if they believed me.
.... and then I had to send them off to school. One in 6th grade, one in 4th, and one in 1st.
.... I wanted to keep them home with me.
.... then I wanted to talk to people. I called my mom and dad. We remembered I had cousins in both New York and DC. We hoped they were okay.
.... I called my sister in law. She hadn't heard anything yet. I said, really, you better turn your TV on.
.... I took my 2 year old and we tried to do errands. I couldn't concentrate. I went back home.
.... I watched TV for four days straight.
.... Then I watched flags appearing everywhere. I watched how people's patriotism bloomed.
.... We put our flag out...
... and we mourned with the whole country. And we still mourn. Just like I told my kids, we will never forget.
I can't believe it's been ten years.
Thanks for sharing that. It was such a horrible thing that we all experienced.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it has been 10 years either... It is the sort of day where you will never forget where you were.
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