Well today is the 7th anniversary of the horrible events of 9/11. It's hard to believe it's been 7 years already. Things have changed so much in our country since then. People are less trusting than they used to be - just ask anyone who looks Middle Eastern. And flying anywhere is a lot more difficult because of all the security and new rules and regulations (plus it's ridiculously expensive!) I remember that day well. I think everyone who was around then and not really young will remember what they were doing that day. Personally I was really sleep-deprived. My son David had been born on August 31 so I was a new mom for the 2nd time (Rose was almost 2 then) and not sleeping much at all. My parents were down that day because we had to take David to the doctor. His corneas were (and still are) oddly-shaped. They have little points in them. So dad was driving David and I to the eye doctor to get it checked out while mom stayed with Rose. I'd had a c-section and wasn't allowed to drive yet.
So we were on our way home when we started hearing reports on the radio of an airplane crashing into the World Trade Center in NYC. We called mom and told her what was going on and turned on the tv when we got home. I remember being so stunned at what was happening. It's like I just couldn't grasp the fact that someone had attacked our country and people were dying. I think part of that was my lack of sleep though, lol. We watched tv pretty much the rest of the day. That evening we went to church for a prayer service. My parents didn't want us to take David out since he was so little and I was still in pain from my surgery but we went anyway. Thankfully they agreed to stay with Rose while we were gone. Ok, I admit that part of me wanted to go so I could show off David to our friends from church. But part of me needed to talk to other people about what had happened and the implications for the country. We prayed and cried and talked - and then headed home to a different world.
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