We’ve established that life is full of twists and turns. – throughout our lives we experience so many unpredictable events – joys and sorrows, curiosities and questions, fun times, dreamy times, scary times. And then…there are those events that you maybe were expecting, but the unpredictability is in the timing. Not the “if” it’s goingContinue reading “Hope and Worry”
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Do I Miss My Mom?
Let me start by saying that I know…that as I’m posting this now (it’s something I wrote awhile ago).…it’s not really about my mom and me. It’s about life. The unexpectedness of life…The roll of life. The questions of life. So… Do I miss my mom? Somehow I got to a place with my momContinue reading “Do I Miss My Mom?”
One Year
One year without Sunday dinners. One year without my wise counselor. One year without his belly laugh. One year without…Niels. I’ve been feeling the need to write, but I didn’t know what to write. I didn’t have my “why”. I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to say. Or how to say it. I mean…whatContinue reading “One Year”
Words fail me…
Happy birthday, Niels. Life’s just not the same without you here with me. And I celebrate your life…every day…keeping you as close as I can.
Little House Not in the Big Woods
My maternal grandmother was born in Minnesota near where Laura Ingalls Wilder began her story in Little House in the Big Woods. Mimi, as we called her, grew up in Des Moines, Iowa – I’m not sure when she moved there, but I’ve found records of her Minnesota family continuing to make crop payments toContinue reading “Little House Not in the Big Woods”
Closure
There are some things that need to close. Doors on a cold day. Windows on a rainy day. A relationship turned volatile. A box of cereal. A refrigerator door. A can of paint. A toothpaste tube. A bottle of wine. A car door. And there are things that might be closed. A career. A conversation.Continue reading “Closure”
What’s a Mother?
I’ve been emotional the last few days and I hadn’t identified why. That happens a lot these days. Then Blair asked me what I wanted to do for Mother’s Day and friends started asking me how I’m feeling about Mother’s Day. Ahhhh…there it is…there’s the answer to my emotional state. My answer when asked aboutContinue reading “What’s a Mother?”
Niels Was One of Them
How do I hold on to Niels? How do I keep him a part of my life? It feels that little by little he’s slipping away. We gave away so much of his “stuff”. We sold his condo. We closed his accounts. These tasks are all mundane. These are all just normal “adulting” jobs. NormalContinue reading “Niels Was One of Them”
It’s Never Good When You Cry at the Pharmacy
Our medical system and its people are overworked, underpaid, and not user-friendly.* Remember that whole “Heroes work here” anthem from COVID days. I bet they aren’t feeling that love lately. Everything seems to be a struggle…for them and for the system users. If you know us, you know that we are big fans of theContinue reading “It’s Never Good When You Cry at the Pharmacy”
Goddess, Queen, Badass
There are people in your life and then there are people in your life. I’m going to backwards to go forwards and tell you about a special “people” in our life. In 2008, Glen was diagnosed with “base of tongue” (head and neck) cancer. In typical Glen fashion, he used all of his connections andContinue reading “Goddess, Queen, Badass”
Can We? Will We? 