I’ve heard lots of stories from people about dreams they have of Chris. They always irritate me because I don’t dream about him. Or if I do, like the other night, he’s just there. Just like every day we were together. He’s just present doing the same old usual Chris stuff. He does not impart
THANKFUL FRIDAY
Yesterday was not only my Dad’s birthday, but was also my sister’s birthday. How lucky is it to be a parent and have one of your kids share your birthday? I suppose it depends on how you see things (half full or half empty). I think it’s pretty neat. I got really upset when my
LOVE THURSDAY
Yesterday’s post took up most of my brain juice, so today will be light on words and heavy on the pics. Saturday, I attended a mini golf pub crawl benefitting the KC AIDS Walk and it was awesome. Here’s a pic of the lovely people I hung out with. There was lots of shenanigans. This
CHOOSING TO CHOOSE
We interrupt this regularly scheduled grieving program for an urgent rant. An entry where I stand up on my soap box and yell out to the people that you are crazy and your brains are too tiny! OK. Not really. I mean, I am going to step up on that box, but I doubt very
LEAKY EYE SYNDROME
Things were going just fine. F.I.N.E. I had a great weekend full of fun stuff (that’s a whole other entry). I cleaned up the old garden and picked up garbage from my back yard. My ex-landlord came and got my washer all hooked up. I washed clothes and bath mats! I vacuumed. I cooked my
THANKFUL FRIDAY
Exactly one year ago, Chris and I moved to Kansas City MO. We packed up our life and our stuff and said goodbye to jobs that didn’t really make us (me) very happy in order to start a new life and a new chance at happy. We looked at one rental house and snatched it
LOVE THURSDAY
I have plans for a new vegetable garden. The plans are still in my head, but I know it’s going to be a raised bed garden and there will be asparagus. Right now, a big pile of wood is sitting in the spot where all that will happen. So the first task will be to
ETIQUETTE
There used to be set rules for widows in mourning. During the Victorian era women wore black dresses and veils. There was a period of full mourning for a year, followed by a period of half mourning for year. During half mourning, the widow could wear gray (yippee!). There were lots of rules. Prim and
THANKFUL FRIDAY
Wednesday was a challenge and by the time I made it through yoga class and into savasana, the tears started to fall. They welled up behind my closed eyes and spilled down the sides of my head to leave little puddles on my mat. And they continued to fall as I rolled up my mat
LOVE THURSDAY
Just after we moved to KCMO, the OKC zoo got a brand new baby elephant. They also put in a new elephant habitat. So I didn’t hesitate when I got a text Sunday from Traci saying that they were at the zoo and then asked if I wanted to see the baby elephant. Yes! Yes






