December was a whirlwind of family visits, outdoor play, and heart-to-heart chats. Days filled with family and festivities. Pure joy! The months before were filled with fear, dread, and sadness. Our realities thrown off kilter, barely able to hold it together. But January is the strangest of all. It … [Read more...]
So Here’s a Question…
Wait, first I have to give you the back story. When my Mother-in-law was last out to visit she asked me if I would record The Bachelorette, as she was missing that night's episode. The next day she wanted to watch it, & both boys were napping, so I watched with her … [Read more...]
2009, already I dislike you.
This year there was no celebrating for me at the dawn of 2009. I am not interested in what this year has to offer. I want time to stop. I want to stay right where I was over the last month. Safe with my family together. Happy. Healthy. But, as every Trekky knows, resistance is futile. So 2009 pulled … [Read more...]
Saying Good Bye
Today I say good bye. Good-bye 2008! It's been a year of ridiculous highs: (Three trips to Europe!) And unbelievable lows: (The black ribbon, symbolizing melanoma) And, through it all, the best Christmas in years: Moments of intense peace: Of joy and love: And tearful … [Read more...]
This Is What I See
This Holiday Season is full of emotion. I can't seem to express all of this in words so I decided to try capturing it with my camera. This is pre-Christmas 2008 through my eyes: Gramma's knitting class. What a patient woman! So much excitement means sleepy, sleepy "girls". Sunrise … [Read more...]
Four Christmases
Two movies in the theatre in 10 days for me!!! Certainly a sign of the apocalypse! Or at least a sign of life returning to, well....my life!! Friday I was able to get out with a girlfriend for a movie & some shopping. Sadly the shopping never really panned out, but … [Read more...]
Home for the Holidays
This year will be the first Christmas in ages that my whole family will be together. I mean since before we had kids. Those were the days when we all lived in one place but now we are scattered far and wide so it becomes way more difficult to get everyone together. When I was a child we would have … [Read more...]
I Got Nothin’
I have sat here staring at a blank screen for the last 30 minutes. I decided I wanted to write about something else today. Something other than my mom's cancer. But nothing came to me. Nada. It's not like nothing else has been going on in my life. I mean, come on. I have two busy kids and I run my … [Read more...]
The Miracle of Life
This is my new soon-to-be niece or nephew. I am thrilled on so many levels. I can't wait to hold a baby again. To feel the soft curve of a newborn back and smell the warm sweet smell of baby. This is the first for my little sis and her lovely husband. I can't wait for my children to have a baby … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Mother of the Year
To my 5 year old daughter one's age is a direct reflection of their status. Height helps but age is key. In her camp group she knew everyone's age to the 1/2 or 3/4 year but could only identify one or two of the group by name. This weekend I had some insight into exactly why this is so important in … [Read more...]