Out of hospital and recovering. Yay!
posted 4 months ago | 4 comments
I went into the hospital for diverticulitis surgery on 8/.15 (yes, that's August 15) and finally made it home on Sept. 13th. Lots of drama in between. Here's a note from the "emergency surgery" time: Well, as many of you know, I ended up not g...
My summer vacation...
posted 7 months ago, updated 5 days later | 14 comments
Tomorrow morning, I was supposed to be heading up to North Conway for 5 days with my family and a 1st vacation with my grandsons, ages 5 and 2. We were going to Storyland -- the Polar Coaster, the Water Blaster, the Tea Cup ride...
Instead, I'm i...
Instead, I'm i...
Engulfed in flames...
posted over 2 years ago | 3 comments
I've had two cars stolen in my lifetime -- one back during the "gas crisis" in 1974 and last night during the "economic downturn." They broke into our garage to steal it and almost all my husband's power tools. Since we're just about to start a ma...
As it comes to a close in 2008...
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
November
Thomas Hood, 1844
as heard in The Art Of Noise's "Opus 4"
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon -
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in a...
Good bye, big-hearted guy...
posted over 3 years ago, updated 6 days later | 2 comments
My father-in-law passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Here's my tribute to him.
My father-in-law was a big guy... big shouldered, big voice, big laugh, big gestures, big heart. He has been my other "dad" for almost 20 years. I remember my firs...
My father-in-law was a big guy... big shouldered, big voice, big laugh, big gestures, big heart. He has been my other "dad" for almost 20 years. I remember my firs...
Love and llamas
posted over 4 years ago, updated 5 minutes later | 0 comments
When we married 19 years ago, I wanted to introduce my new husband to the state of Arizona. I carefully planned our honeymoon itinerary, using my dad's place in Phoenix as our base of operations. Our second day there, my dad was reading the Sunday...
Where We Came from... A Boomer Election History
posted over 4 years ago, updated 7 minutes later | 3 comments
In looking at Eons Campaign Central, what I really wanted to know was... where did we come from as voters? After doing a little research, I came up with this election history from info...
Moving Mom... My Verizon Lifeline
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 1 hour later | 8 comments
Friday, June 29, 2007: I'm standing at the curb on the baggage level at the airport in Minneapolis. My cousin is picking me up, so I pull out my Verizon PN-300 phone (large font menu, large dial keys) and let her know where I am. ...
To Honor my Grandfather and my Aunt, I give...
posted over 4 years ago, updated 6 minutes later | 0 comments
