第4部分(第3/6 頁)

ge？　It　took　a　year　for　my　eyebrows　and　eyelashes　to　grow　back。　You　slept　with　me　that　night　and　told　me　that　it　warn’t　my　fault。　Still；　it　was　a　long　time　before　you　left　me　alone　in　the　kitchen。

I　never　told　you　this　before；　but　after　my　baking　fiasco；　your　own　dear　mother　shared　with　me　a　secret　about　the　pressure　cooker　she’d　given　you　as　a　wedding　gift。 The　first　time　you　used　it；　you’d　set　the　timer　to“high”　and　your　chicken　dinner　became　part　of　the　kitchen　light　fixture。　Grandma　told　me　it　took　Daddy　a　week　to　scrape　it　off　the　ceiling。　At　least　I　only　lost　facial　hair。

Your　mother　must　not　have　criticized　you；　because　you　never　lectured　or　punished　me　for　all　the　foolish　things　I　did　through　the　years。　You　said　that　everything　was　a　learning　experience　and　that　as　a　child　I　had　an　active　imagination　and　marched　to　my　own　drummer。

I　think　I’m　still　that　way；　Mom。　And　that　is　exactly　what　I　try　to　focus　on　when　your　two　granddaughters　are　yanking　my　chain。　They’re　doing　fine；　but　they　miss　you。　Both　of　them　keep　a　photo　of　you　in　their　living　rooms。　The　great…grandchildren；　all　five　of　them。　will　never　forget　their　“Nana　Virginia。”書包　網　。　想看書來

生日的承諾（4）

You　were　always　so　proud　of　my　girls。　You　never　missed　a　chance　to　tell　me　what　a　good　job　I　was　doing　in　bringing　them　up。　I　want　you　to　know　how　much　your　saying　that　meant　to　me　and　that　I　couldn’t　have　done　it　without　you。

Your　granddaughters　both　have　your　tenderness　and　your　tenacity。　I　remember　the　time　the　oldest　one　decided　to　run　away　from　home。　She　announced　over　dinner　that　she　was　leaving　to　go　live　with　her　grandparents；　six　blocks　away；　because　I　was　much　“too　mean。”　I　wanted　to　lock　the　kid　in　her　room。　You　suggested　that　I　let　her　work　it　out　on　her　own；　tha