I am really, really happy, and I know that's because I'm freed up again to think creatively, as opposed to feeling obliged to come in and worry about if we have enough copier paper. She settles back in what used to be her chair, in what used to be her office, now crowded with boxed files and photos. Her walls are bare, the framed African weaving, the posters for San Antonio's Tex-Mex music fest, the wood carving from Ireland and other mementoes have been taken down, packed up and brought home. She glances, a bit wistfully, out the doorway at the flurry of activity in the hall, as what used to be her staff works on upcoming events, including the tribute to her planned for Friday. My baby's in good hands.
Mom can go play.
The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.