FanStory.com - acornsby judester

Ellie gazed up at the blue sky and listened
to her young daughter playing with dolls in the grass. She smiled silly and got a giggle in return. Young Tommy of course played beneath the willow tree by the duck pond with their dog, a feisty cocker spaniel, Chuck .

She closed her eyes and sighed deeply.
"She begins school already next week, can you imagine? She's so excited."

She didn't wait for a reply from her husband and continued,

"Mom came by last week, she is looking well."

Shadows raced by as thin clouds passed before the sun. The comfortable silence was familiar and comforting to Ellie.

"Tommy is sleeping through the night now. We signed him up for little league last week.
He practices every day."

At that moment, their son called out and she motioned him to come. Boy and dog raced up the sloping hill.

Brushing her pants clean, she reached over and placed three tiny acorns on the smooth marble headstone.

Picking up their beloved daughter, she took the hand of their son and followed chuck, the feisty cocker spaniel to her car and home.