There are a few things that make Dinka super happy: talking, counting and eating!! Mom was the original internet, “I am on the phone today and I am interurban”. We knew that meant she had just called all over the world to find out what was happening there; “oh your Grandmother says New York is fine and everyone is good”, “oh your cousin in Croatia received her present and they are all busy preparing for the christening of the new baby”… That’s the internet I grew up with so now accessing info from everywhere in a second seems so “mmmhye, what’s such a big deal about that?” hahahaha

Counting also is something of a “life with Dinka” coming of age. It ranged from how many people you think are here at the theatre? (… then she’d calculate how much revenue they made from that show lol! ) to writing down every day her expenses for the day, just to know how much she was spending. Somehow when it comes to recording what she ate daily some of the details can escape her (smile) . Let’s look at the celebration of life with mom. This is Dinka as a little girl all dressed up for her photo, stylin’ then, take note of that lovely bracelet and cha-cha shoes.

Don’t you just love her new purple hair!! That happened recently while celebrating October festivities that went from chocolate making/eating, to hotpot dinners, out for dinner, family dinner out, a Big ‘O’ party, and it continues… (think there was a bus trip to Whistler in there to visit the Audain gallery maybe twice???) As far as I’m concerned this is going to be a decade of celebrating!! So keep counting Dinka.

You might notice the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!!