brief update: 8 days in april
All: The Saturday before Easter Sunday, my mother-in-law died suddenly in her apartment. Two days later, we moved my own mother out of her house and into my brother’s home, as she is not able to care for herself. Five days later, fire ripped through the motel behind our house, killing a well-known tenant of [...]
Friday Fill-In no. 1
Well, Janet’s the inspiration once again! Thanks to her, I’m motivated to play along…After reading my list, be sure to visit her site as well and drop a good word or two! 1. My favorite thing in an Easter basket is…definitely chocolate over jelly beans. The best non-chocolate thing I’ve ever received has been a [...]
The Thrill of the Move
Nearly 9 years: I think this is the longest stretch of time I’ve gone without moving. When I moved out of (and then returned to) my childhood home during college, I began a sojourner’s life, living in 17 different homes in a 13-year period. I lived in wonderful places, with wonderful people, for various reasons [...]
spam, changes & challenges
so I’m relaxing about this whole blog thing. Mom’s hanging in there. She is doing the best she can with all things considered. I will go into more detail in another post… I realized this morning that I just need to relax. Not worry about the eloquence of my posts and just use my blog [...]
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