It made a difference to this one

It’s back! My Tiffany’s starfish necklace is home again after being repaired by Tiffany & Co.

If you remember, Miss Kicks tried to steal it, and when she got caught with it around her neck she yanked it off and broke both chain and clasp. $500+ later (Seth’s face was a treat when he saw the bill – it’s Tiffany’s what can I say?) it has a new Tiffany’s chain, and it’s a better length for me. It was a little too short before.

I’m tickled to have it back. My work and my home life are all lived according to the principle of “just focus and make a difference for the kid in front of you, and it makes a difference in the world.” It’s kind of like the starfish story, so it’s especially meaningful to have the necklace back.

It’s also closure somehow. Miss Kicks’s case worker will come to collect her belongings tomorrow and that will be good for us too. More closure.

The final piece will be donating Miss Kicks’s prom dress, accessories, and shoes to the school district’s prom dress closet so it can be enjoyed by another kid who can’t afford a prom dress.

Then all we’ll have left is photos and memories that are solidly bitter sweet.