october 31, 2023
“I think ghosts are people who died trying to fold a fitted sheet.” ~ Unknown It was a cold Halloween, which for me seemed only natural since they were cold when I was a child, but for kids born since … Continued
october 30, 2023
“No matter what you do, someone will always talk about you. Someone will question your judgement. Someone will always doubt you. So just smile and make the choices you can live with.” ~ Unknown Today, on All Saints Day, this … Continued
october 1, 2023
“Go and love someone exactly as they are, and then watch how quickly they transform into the greatest, truest version of themselves. ~ Wes Angelozzi Today would have been Hero’s 85th birthday. Since he couldn’t celebrate with us on this … Continued
september 23, 2023
“We were all made different to learn from each other.” ~ Unknown Imagine my surprise when Shero said she wanted to go to Cracker Barrel. She hasn’t been able to eat a whole sandwich in over a month, but by … Continued
september 15, 2023
“You are genuinely happy if you don’t know why.” ~ Joseph Mayer I took Mom to a third doctor’s appointment this week. Afterwards, we drove to Kroger for a few things, and I was shocked when she insisted on getting … Continued
september 8, 2023
“Remember Peeps: Life is short. Smile while you still got teeth!” ~ Jim Sichko Imagine my surprise this morning when I went next door to get Mom up, only to find her already up with her coffee on her porch! … Continued
august 30, 2023
“The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.” ~ Anne Lamott She’s a few pounds lighter, but after five gruelling days of waiting and numerous false starts, Shero emerges from … Continued
august 29, 2023
“One of the things my parents taught me – and I’ll always be grateful for the gift – is to not ever let anyone else define me.” ~ Wilma Mankiller The more common name is picc line, but this is … Continued
august 23, 2023
“You’re never too important to be nice to people.” ~ Unknown It’s not that today was the first time I’d seen a parent wheeled away from and felt some level of angst over being unable to go with them, but … Continued
august 21, 2023
“It costs $0.00 to be grateful for what you have.” ~ Unknown Shero and I paid a visit to the UK ER today. I came home. She stayed. Hopefully, she’ll be right as rain with the right antibiotics in a … Continued