July 4 still feels empty with Mom 2.0 gone

After decades of backyard feasts, world-class potato salad, and homemade ice cream, I still feel lost without her when Independence Day arives.

Mom 2.0 and her second-hand son pose for a picture during a Fourth of July celebration that feels both like it was yesterday and a million years ago. PHOTO: BOBBIE ROGERS JR.

The Fourth of July was Mom 2.0’s big holiday.

She did most holidays big: Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Heck, she used to make candy baskets for kids on May Day.

But…