We are staying at my parents’ house for the rest of the week/weekend as we attempt to find housing for the big move which is coming up fast. So far we’ve had lots of great prospects but unfortunately there seems to be something odd or not workable each time we get close….but that’s a whole [...]
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As you may know (or not in which case you will soon learn) I have spent the long weekend in Missouri helping my brother-in-law move & clean up the old house. It has been a most bittersweet time as the circumstances for moving are not happy but we always have a good time hanging out. [...] 5 year old me was always outside weather permitting. I had not yet discovered “chapter” books so although I was an accomplished reader books didn’t own me the way they would during my teen years (ok, they still own me). Being a farm girl there were 6.475 billion things to do on any given day. [...] Since I truly don’t know where to begin with everything I am just going to let my fingers walk across these keys & see what comes out….No forethought (a big thing for me…I like to know what direction I’m headed. I don’t mind detours or the scenic route as long as the general destination is [...] Seven years….somehow it seems far longer & yet only last week. I don’t have much more to say than that right now. Happy Anniversary to us!
Mom called me tonight with a bit of poetic circumstance…apparently my hometown area is under a severe weather warning–specifically a tornado warning. Now unless you are VERY familiar with my life this statement will seem quite random. Allow me to elucidate. On a hot, muggy June morning in 1993 I woke up & went [...] Tomorrow June 8th will mark one year of being without a dear friend. It’s been a long year…and it was filled with the deepest sorrow & the greatest joy. I’m reflecting & wondering if I’ve taken anything with me over this last year. Have I “learned” anything? I’ll never forget the phone call…I wish I could. [...] |
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