13 years...

I remember Mom taking this picture of me. I was almost four... in 4 months. I remember I was being sooooo BRAVE, to ride the horse, without my hands.
We had both woken up from our daily nap during the school week. Seems like it was yesterday. My sisters had just started a new school year.
I remember napping everyday with her by my side. Before we would fall asleep... she would bring in 2 oranges 2 paper towels and we would sit together on the bed and peel the oranges together. It always took me a lot longer for me to peel mine... I wanted so badly, to catch up with her. She would talk with me and tell me this orange was the sweetest of treats, anyone could ever have. She told me the best part of the orange was the white of the peel. We would eat this part first and then the orange, itself. Still to this day, I eat my oranges the same way. Peel, scrap the white part of the peel with my teeth and then eat the orange. :)
I love and miss you, Mom!