This morning is cold again. It started last night, and is expected to continue for a few more days. Mom likes to nestle on the sofa in front of the fireplace. She usually has a warm cup of tea and one of her projects. I join her because right now, I think she needs extra snuggles, but not due to the cold. A delivery man came yesterday with a box. Mom had to write on his phone before he handed her the box. There is a big label on the box that Mom told me says “Cremated Remains.” Inside was a small plastic box tied with a blue ribbon. Under the ribbon was some paperwork and a Thank You card. Mom got tears in her eyes when she read the card. She put the paperwork back under the ribbon and took the box to the shelves in the dining room. She said that she didn’t want me to test my gravity experiments on that box. She is afraid that it might break. She added that when it gets a little warmer, she will carefully pack it into the van. When we travel north to Washington, she plans to make a detour trip to where she and Dad had their cabin. She always talks about the cabin with a smile. I’m not sure how much I will like going there, but I know it is what she says was their “happy place.” She said that when we get there, she will open that box of Dad’s ashes. I think she may need extra snuggles after that stop. For now, Miko and I will take turns giving her snuggles on this cold day. We both love her, and this is the only way we can let her know we understand. We both miss Dad as well.