I have been in shutdown mode for almost a month. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have been busy doing the day-to-day things of life in a house with three busy sons still at home; an old, loving yet needy, dog; a chaotic kitten; and an always-on-the-go hubby. And I have been frenetically working on […]
Category: parents
Saying Goodbye…
My mother passed from this earth quietly on the morning of March 30. She left us (snuck away, she did) as we all headed to the kitchen for a quick cup of coffee (it had been a long night of bedside vigils and driving across country for all of us, and looked as if the […]
Anniversaries…the Joy & the Sorrow
Anniversaries are interesting things. They help us keep track of the important events in our lives. They remind us of good times, good people, good memories…usually. I have one anniversary that I have been dreading for four years. It is not a reminder of good times, good memories…it is, however, a memory of one good […]