I have sat here listening to the rain on the roof and the trees dripping for quite a while now. I think that when it rains at night it is kind of lullaby that nature sends us to still the restless soul and allow it the peace it needs. A rainy night makes you want to curl up with a cup of tea or cocoa and snuggle with someone you love or at least ( Read more... )

Well, it's 4:30 in the morning and I am wide awake. My brother got stung by a bee 2 days ago and as per usual the MRSA has gone straight to the site on his arm and is causing massive pain and swelling. My brother in agony woke my mother who then called me and both of them came over for advice; most of which my brother immediately rejected. He ( Read more... )

I've often heard life is about the journey. Tonight as I thought about the variety of life experiences each of us has, I was so humbled. I have not been very strong when it came to dealing with some of the losses life has thrown my way. I seem to whine a lot about physical limitations; many of which could be at least lessened with some sincere ( Read more... )

I received a phone call from my sister-in-law today. While I love talking to her and love seeing her, the news she gave me brought sheer panic. I hid the panic well until we finished our conversation. Upon hanging up the phone I slowly walked from the bedroom to the living room surveying my surroundings. At that point I sat down and the panic ( Read more... )

Well yesterday was my birthday and it was pretty much as strange as the other 2 have been since Steve has been gone. I hid in bed for a good portion of the day until I absolutely had to get dressed and go pick up my tag for the car. I spent a good portion of that time remembering the birthdays I had while Steve and I were married. The first year ( Read more... )

Well, I finally got up the nerve to offer the first items of Steve's Beatle collection for sale. He had 5 posters and some friends helped me take pics of them several weeks ago. I would look at the web site, look at the pics, and postpone doing it. There is something so final about selling his beloved Beatles items. It is like losing him all ( Read more... )

Only in Island Grove could you go out to dinner and to Kmart and come home to a neighbor being taken to jail for attempted murder. I know you are probably thinking that this could be true for many neighborhoods these days; but most could not boast that the same person tried to run down his girlfriend the day before as well ( Read more... )

This has been such a roller coaster of a week. Monday was the day where I reminded myself of how many things Steve did for me. I promised to make fudge for the Church Christmas cookie exchange. I had forgotten that by the time I stirred it to completion, I always had to have Steve hold the pot over the pan for me to ladle it out onto the cooling ( Read more... )

I spent the evening at my neighbor's house sitting with her elderly father so that she and her husband could have dinner with his grandson who will be going back to the service next week and in 2 months on to Iraq. I have always known that they decorated heavily outside for Christmas with lights and 3d animals etc. In fact, Steve and I used to ( Read more... )

Today was such a joyous day even though it was very tiring. I participated in a holiday concert (no I did not sing other than the sing-a-longs). The concert was sponsered by Eastern Star to benefit Alzheimer's. It was performed to a full house. There were about 130 people. Performers ranged from the young boy of 6 who sang the National anthem ( Read more... )