Coping
posted 6 months ago | 2 comments
I pray, I retaliate...but I get so weary of lowering myself to that level of curing and swearing and sometimes throwing things. People have bad days often but why do some feel the need to take it out on their loved ones? And then health issues com...
Signs from Beyond
posted 9 months ago | 2 comments
My mom's funeral was yesterday and while it was really rough at times, we actually had our loving friends and family in attendance laughing as I relayed this story. They all know our family is whacky and this just proves it:
In 2003 I received a ...
In 2003 I received a ...
Going...going...
posted 9 months ago | 2 comments
Yesterday I visited my mom in the nursing home. Her eyes were half-shut and fixed and there was no response to anything but for when she was moved and would yell out in pain. She is not eating now. I stayed with her for a little bit and then for t...
Is She There Anywhere? Sometimes I Wonder...
posted 11 months ago | 3 comments
I visited my mom about two days before Christmas. It was the second year in a row where I have given her nothing. Since she has end-stage Alzheimer's disease, she, of course, has no idea that she had a birthday in November and that her favorite ti...
SHE'LL NOW BE A CAUTIOUS CLERK WITH COMPLIMENTS
posted about 1 year ago | 1 comment
I'm now at the age where there are no more whistles at construction sites and if I get a horn blow from a truck driver passing by (who's probably blind in one eye), well, I'm in heaven at this stage of the game, you know? The other day I was at a ...
DOG OWNER JERKS
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
My friend and I walk early every morning before we have to go to work. We reside in the country so traffic is not an issue, but we are really getting fed up with not being able to walk on our road because of people not taking responsibility for th...
Heroin Hurts
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
She cries
But they are tears of joy
As she becomes the mother
To another
Beautiful baby boy.
She cries
Her sons begin to tell lies
Making wrong choices, those two
Relatives and friends soon knew
A part of her then dies.
She cries
Anguish tears ...
But they are tears of joy
As she becomes the mother
To another
Beautiful baby boy.
She cries
Her sons begin to tell lies
Making wrong choices, those two
Relatives and friends soon knew
A part of her then dies.
She cries
Anguish tears ...
Why is the Glass Always Half-Empty?
posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
Why are there always those people who are only happy when they are complaining about something? I'm no Pollyanna but I believe life is what you make it. If you are constantly negative about everything and do not see the good in anybody or anything...
Little Things Mean A Lot
posted about 1 year ago | 1 comment
My contract was up so I bought a new cell phone when I went to renew our plan. I am technology-challenged so my son helped me with my ring chime and text message notification ('cause who wants to use the standard boring ones that come with the pho...
CLAWS AND EFFECT
posted about 1 year ago | 1 comment
Thought I'd give it a try
Never did it before
Let's give the kitten a bath
Can't be that much of a chore...
Took off my clothes
'Cause afterwards I'd shower, too
Gently grabbed the kitten
Who apprehensively began to mew
But then he screamed and ...
Never did it before
Let's give the kitten a bath
Can't be that much of a chore...
Took off my clothes
'Cause afterwards I'd shower, too
Gently grabbed the kitten
Who apprehensively began to mew
But then he screamed and ...
