Friday I had to drive over and pick up my dad's death certificate. I know he's gone, but seeing his name with the official seal stings a whole lot! One of the memories I had about my dad was many years ago, we used to drive to this small town in Kentucky. (I would drive; …
I haven't written in a while. I still cannot find the words to write what I would love to write so I'll just tell you about 4:30. Long story short. I closed on my house. My dad died. All in a matter of a few days. My world has crashed. My dad was my world. …
Today has been 13 years since Chubs died. Will this be a lucky year? Chubs was the first to pass from our immediate family. There are times when scents or songs take you to a moment with your loved one gone. I know when I smell Chantilly powder, it takes me right to my sweet …
How do I sum up my Christmas this year? I would have to say it's as close enough to perfect as it could be compared to the year I have had. My niece, Miss Priss, as I have called her since she was born, and I reunited this year with my brother's (her dad) cancer …
This is the day in America where blessed individuals commit one of the deadly sins - gluttony: overindulgence of food, family, and football. I love the cooking side of the food...and I sure do love me some football. The family part...yeah...I'm struggling with that this year. As you know, if you follow my blogs, I …
I can't believe tomorrow will be three weeks since Jim passed. I miss my brother more than I ever imagined. We talked every single day for so long. Even last night I saw something I wanted to ask him about...I went as far as pulling out my phone to text. As soon as I saw …
This morning (9/21/20) I lost my job. I knew for a couple months I was going to, but I just didn't know exactly what date I would be fired. Folks on the outside looking in may not realize how important my job was to me. I never expressed it, but it was the toughest and …
I hate when Mother's Day approaches being a motherless daughter. This year is a double whammy to me. My mom's birthday falls on Mother's Day this year. My heart just can't take that. I was going to wait on writing a blog for that day, but figured I would get my thoughts out now and …
I like to plan ahead. Just my nature. I have my thanksgiving meal all sorted and planned out. If I could cook it now, I would. I nearly have all my Christmas bought. Tonight I started wrapping. Don't know if I'll put up a tree or not, but since I'll be taking the gifts elsewhere, …
I've been reading lately folks who write their own obituaries before they die. The quirky ones go viral. Each time I read one, I always think to myself, "I want to write my own." Why not?! Most recently a coworker's uncle passed. She said he didn't write his obituary, but he did plan his own …
