Earlier today, Keegers said to me, "Mommy, do you remember when Mary Lou came to our house and took me to Tumble Tots?"

We had enrolled Keegers in another round of Tumbling, and this time our sitter, Mary Lou took him since it was I was at work.  On this particular Wednesday, I had kept the boys home since Suttie was under the weather.  I didn't want to take Suttie out when he was sick, but Mary Lou didn't want Keegers to miss Tumble Tots, so that one time, and one time only, she came to get Keegers instead of me taking Keegers to her.

I DID remember it, but I was shocked that he did.  Shocked because it was the Wednesday of the week when Suttie ended up in the hospital.  A year ago, when Keegers was 2 1/2.

That one random "out of the usual" event made such an impression on him, that a year later, he still remembers it.

Having an awesome grandma was the norm for him... but I wonder if losing her will make the same stamp on his mind that the trip to Tumble Tots made for him. 

I can hope.