This is my entry for week 18 of therealljidol We had to choose partners in this week's competition. I had the pleasure of working with alycewilson. It was an honor!
Her entry can be found hereOn December 9, 2015 I received the call from the attending physician in the critical care unit of the hospital telling me that my mother had passed away peacefully. I knew this was ( Read more... )

I click on the web page and pull up my retirement accounts. Can I afford to retire in two years? I mentally calculate expenses and figure in the increases which will most likely occur. With a heavy sigh I log off. Six more years unless I just can’t do it anymore ( Read more... )

It is almost inconceivable that on May 10th my husband and I will have been married 31 years. Where has the time gone? We’ve survived storms, both figuratively and literally and have come out unscathed, minus a few emotional bumps, a torn off roof from a hurricane and a few power outages from blizzards ( Read more... )

First there was Topaz, a beautiful golden ball of energy. She would drag me down the street wagging the plume that was her tail. My feet would barely touch the ground as she led me through the world. She was known far and wide. People were surprised I lived and were somewhat skeptical as to guiding prowess. Her place in my heart is large as she was ( Read more... )

My idea of camping at this point in my life is an all-inclusive resort complete with tall drinks with little umbrellas ( Read more... )

It has been over a year since my mother passed away. I expected that her husband would have passed away before she did but that did not happen ( Read more... )

“I’ll have your Spam! I love it ( Read more... )

Some things just can’t be explained. To this day I honestly don’t know how or why I knew something was wrong ( Read more... )

Telephones are not my friend. They actually were my foe 2 years ago and it’s taken me a while to not jump when either my landline or cell rings ( Read more... )

Another day begins ( Read more... )