Mom Thoughts
Patti, Mom and Me 8:25 AM, October 8th, 1964, my mother’s birthday- her 40th, now that I do the math. I’m sitting in Mr. Dortweiler’s English class when I realize, with a shock that produces a bit of a yelp from me, I left for school without saying Happy Birthday to Mom. The yelp, of course, disrupted his lecture on Macbeth, and Mr. D. asked for an explanation. I guess he felt my reason was a good one because he…