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Before we go into the oh my goodness that was my MRI I feel the need to take a moment and acknowledge something that I always try to remember on June 24. In exactly six months I will be 35. How about that? 35. So today is my half birthday and I want half a [...]
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Often it is my Grandfather that I think of when I think of Memorial Day. I think about him being such a young, young man in the Air Force during WWII. I think about the nightmares he would have decades later about things he never spoke of. I think about the pride he felt for [...]
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(SCROLL DOWN FOR THE QUESTION) Like I said, the holidays can be hard for us in many different ways. I am really only just now starting to feel some major sadness over GM not being here for my birthday and Christmas. Since before I was born my Grandmother would host these sometimes outrageously huge holiday [...]
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(And before I dive in and get all blogitty blog, does anyone know what movie I would attribute “frosty beverage” to? Hint- it is NOT a John Hughes film, but a lower eschelon wannabe.) So a dear internet friend of mine recently wrote one of those posts that sticks to your ribs and then becomes [...]
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Still in a bit of a lack of quality sleep/repressed emotions/random anxiety haze. So today you get deconstructed blog soup. Or a box of chocolate. Chose your own metaphor/ adventure. Bri’s awesome Aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and had surgery yesterday. Aunt P has been a reader over here for a while and [...]

Yesterday Mother, W, and I dropped off Millie’s clothes to the funeral home. Mother wanted to see the family plot before any significant activity so we drove up and over the hill to the cemetery. Sadly Mother discovered that all of the shrubs, bulbed flowers and beautifully maintained landscaping had been removed. It was a [...]
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It took just over 12 hours to make the drive. Being a type of person that likes to feel in control I requested to drive the entire trip in exchange for Mother promising to entertain me by reading news or e-mails. We felt so much love hearing your thoughtful and kind comments as we made [...]