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The Last First

Today is the first anniversary of my mother's death. So it also marks the last of the "firsts"--first Mother's Day without her, first Christmas without her--all those firsts you expericnce in the year after you lose someone you love.
The only good thing about firsts is that they can only happen once.

My Funny Valentime

I used to have an adorable friend who was also a total Ms. Malaprop. She regularly uttered such jewels as "God, what a day! I just want to alliterate it from my mind!"
Although not a malaprop per se, she called February 14  "Valentime".  Perhaps she thought it was like Christmastime, a time when we celebrate Christmas; Valentime, a time when we celebrate Valem.
Perhaps she thought Valem was Jesus's little brother.