The End of Winter Four
Remember when John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans”? Hubby and I made plans to be home this weekend. I’d reserved a table at a spring craft fair on Saturday, but life interfered. Other duties took precedence. I have no animosity about it. It just happened that way. We will […]
Sunshine with the Rain
This past week seemed like a month long. Dealing with aging parents is never fun but moving them into a care facility is harder, especially when one of them doesn’t want to go. I don’t like feeling like the villain in a story, but I did this week; however, I also know it’s what’s best […]
Gifts for Your Children
I’m dealing with aging parents, and in particular, one obstinate parent. My mother has dementia and cannot make decisions about much of anything. My dad is the mule-headed one. His mind is starting to go bad, but because he’s the one with the most mental capacity of the two, he’s making the decisions for both […]
A Trip Back
Hubby and I traveled to Baird to see my folks for a couple of days. We’d seen them at Christmas when our daughter and son-in-law met us there. We’d cooked a couple of big meals and had a fun time visiting and such. Seeing my parents these few weeks later, it was jarring how far […]
Boomer Struggles
I admit I’m addicted to scrolling through social media and commenting occasionally. You’ll never know how many comments I’ve deleted before posting, but it felt good to release what I wanted to say. I’ve never regretted deleting them either. Recently I was very surprised by an online comment to me about how Boomers could never […]
Our Graduation Trip
Hubby and I have attended lots of graduations with our kids. It started with both graduating from high school, then both graduating with bachelor’s degrees. Our son walked again with another bachelor’s degree, then walked with a master’s degree. A few years later, our daughter walked to get her master’s degree and this month, she […]
My Mom
Today is Mother’s Day and like all of you, I appreciate my mom. Her whole life, she’s been the quiet one that works hard in the background. Her main chore was providing food for her family and whoever else walked through her door. She always had a big garden and spent many hours out there […]
Mid-April Celebrations and Tears
Mid-April brings smiles and happy thoughts but also tears. I’m always glad when May comes around and brings happier thoughts with it. My siblings and I threw my mom a surprise party for her 92nd birthday. It was low key and involved fried chicken and sides from the local grocery story and a cake with […]