Memorable Monday

Today, I am so happy to share my own experience with the Love Notes I described last week. I wrote a lot of them to my father and my stepmother because I was so happy they came from China to visit me here in the US. I wrote my notes in Chinese and placed them all over the apartment. I placed a Love Note on the refrigerator to tell them the vegetables were in the right second drawer. I even included the expiration dates of the milk and eggs! I wrote them a Love Note to explain how to use a clothes dryer and the toaster (we don’t have these in China). I also wrote Love Notes telling them how to cook pizza and hamburgers.

My parents wrote me Love Notes too! They “complained” there was too much work to do and too many things they needed to learn. My father even made fun of himself. He wrote, “I feel like I am a senior citizen, and I have dementia. I need these Love Notes to help me remember everything! I didn’t even know these things before!”

Although many of my Love Notes contained important information for my father and stepmother, they also were a way for me to express my appreciation and affection. What a fun experience!