Back in the saddle again

I know, two posts in one day. First, to those of you who need to laugh at me and couldn’t find my My What Not to Wear Post, it’s still there. A post on Troll Baby asked us to find/share a new blog. I’m here to introduce you to Confessions of a Pioneer Woman. Why [...]

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An Empty Nest

A messy house or a comforting memory? What I learned when I woke alone at 5 a.m. to get ready for surgery, and there was no cereal on the floor to crunch. I thought cereal on the floor in the morning annoyed me. I thought 2 a.m. nightmares made me sleepy during the day. I [...]

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Miracles happen

Now, you’re probably going to think this is from one of those sappy Christmas movies, but this really did happen. Just as I was finishing up my previous post about missing my Mom’s cookies, a car drove up in the dark. Someone knocked on the door, and ran away. At my doorstep, was a plate [...]

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Grieving at Christmas

Missing my Mom’s Cookies It’s the handwriting that does it. As you read it, somehow they become real again, and you tell yourself there’s no way someone so real could be gone. I’m doing much better than last year. I think it was right before Thanksgiving when I saw the end caps at the grocery [...]

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Home Movies and Grieving

A simple ten minute move of my dog’s life.  In those ten minutes, you realize that Max was a time marker. He goes through life so quickly, and we age so slowly, that we hardly notice the changes. Max was 13 last summer, with tumors, and could no longer run. It was painful to watch [...]

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