Visiting my Mother

One of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard in my life, I heard tonight - My mother laughing so hard that I worried she might collapse!

One of the beautiful things about having moved back is that I can "pop in" in to see Mammy whenever I feel like it. My mother doesn't get excited normally and therefore I don't know if she is happy or not that I am now living in close proximity to her, but it was obvious this evening that she was happy when I walked in the door. We had tea and some bread and marmalade while watching Fair City and a little bit of chat.

The phone rang. For the next 20 minutes or so I was in the kitchen alone with the TV and I could hear my mother in the phone-room laughing heartily. I had to turn the TV volume down to confirm that she was o.k. I'm not accustomed to hearing her laughing so hard. While I was away, though, she and I did laugh at times on the phone together.

What a beautiful sound. The sound of your mother laughing heartily. She was talking to her sister in Dublin, and her sister was recounting details of her conversations with their brother in Galway during a recent visit. He's a great person. I love to meet him.

If nothing else comes from the move back, the fact that I was there this evening and I heard my mother laughing like this makes it all worth while. It's the little things in life that are special.

More delivery of CVs tomorrow.