mortality

Those Moments That Bring Life Into Sharp Focus

It’s easy to let life slip by us, isn’t it?  I know I’m guilty (too guilty) of finding time to play on Facebook or Twitter, but “forgetting” to do an activity that I told the kids I would do.  Or, I grumble when my Mom asks a favor while I think I am too busy [...]

7 Quick Takes: November 20, 2009 (Volume 22)

~ 1 ~ All of the sudden, this week, I woke up one day with a sore throat.  Then, my throat got better, but my sinuses started to clog up.  It just went downhill from there. Still no fever, and my sore throat is basically gone.  But, oh my heck — the sinus pressure!  And [...]

7 Quick Takes: November 13, 2009 (Volume 21)

~ 1 ~ Thanks so much for all of the kind words on my Grandmother’s sudden passing.  It was so helpful for me to be able to write about it, and I appreciate all of the kind words that you guys have left. We had the funeral last Friday, and spent this week continuing to [...]

And This is Why My Grandma is Cringing in Heaven

As you can probably imagine, this week has been a hodge podge of craziness, weeping, stress, surprise at all of the support we’ve had, and also moments of sheer delight in the aftermath of my Grandma’s sudden and unexpected death on Sunday.   Yes, I said that — sheer delight.  This story is one of those.  [...]

My Day Took The Kind of Turn That You Just Never See Coming

Isn’t it funny how sometimes we have our days planned and we think we know just exactly what to expect.  And then, in a moment, that same day takes a 180 degree turn and you end up somewhere you never guessed you would be that day? I had a day like that today. My family [...]

When did I get so old?

Seriously — when did it happen? I don’t feel old, certainly. Heck — I don’t actually think that I am old. But, things seem to be happening every so often that make me scratch my head and think, “Huh. I guess I am getting older.” My reasoning? Not one, but several of the kids that [...]

Deleting Email Addresses

Every so often, I go through my email address book and delete some of the email addresses. I may delete ones that I know keep coming back undeliverable or perhaps the email address of someone that I used to take classes with in graduate school to whom I don’t really talk to anymore. You get [...]

It makes me sad to think about it…

But, I have come to realize I’m getting older. I don’t actually begrudge myself getting older. And, while I am a bit wistful while realizing that each of my little babies is no longer a little baby, it also isn’t what makes me sad. It is the realization that my grandparents and great aunts and [...]

I’m just exhausted

I can’t believe I haven’t posted on my blog since Sunday! Okay, so it LOOKS like I posted on Monday, but I really just used the handy new Blogger In Draft and actually wrote that on Sunday and had it publish on Monday. But, between an extra long weekend trip away (which I hope to [...]

Goodbye Grandmom, Just for Now

After a long battle with cancer (although it was not her first battle with it), one of Eric’s Grandmothers passed away on Friday. Eric’s “Grandmom” (as they all called her, though I admit that I always just said Grandma) lived about 40 minutes from us, and I’ll admit that we didn’t see her nearly as [...]

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