2013/08/27 @ 6:34 PM
The Deed is Done
Friday was the day. Our only child moved into her dorm room. The mixture and intensity of emotions is overwhelming. There is mental conflict and turmoil. We spent 18.5 years working toward this goal. We did not have her in order to own her. We raised her with the goal of sending her out into the world to live her own life successfully, and this is a very important phase of that eventual goal. It is a... read more
2013/05/15 @ 2:12 AM
I’m Living
Today in the car my daughter and I were discussing an assignment she needs to do, a series of photos based around poem or book, with a theme of “family”. I told her, “Oh, you could do that famous children’s book.” “I don’t know which book you mean,” she replied. I couldn’t respond because I had burst into tears. Okay… so THAT was stable. I pulled... read more
2013/05/01 @ 7:12 PM
The Post I Didn’t Want to Write
When last we spoke I said, “Tomorrow I’ll try to explain what is prompting me to share this now.” That was more than two weeks ago, and clearly I failed to explain on “tomorrow”, but I did try. I tried, and tried, and kept on failing. Yes, I have also been busy, but let’s be honest, I have some major avoidance issues. I really didn’t want to write this, because I... read more
2012/06/14 @ 12:45 PM
Desert Mirage
I am currently in Las Vegas, because I am an idiot, or a masochist, or both. There is just no good reason for a person with Summer SAD to “vacation” in Las Vegas in June, but that’s what I did. My husband had to come here for business, and because he is always extremely busy with his start-up, I decided to come on out with him. He’d be too busy working to spend time with me, but... read more
2012/04/25 @ 6:41 PM
Indy
16.5 years ago we brought home a puppy from the German Shepherd Rescue. She was my husband’s first dog ever. We got her before our daughter could walk, and she helped to raise our daughter. Indy was a very sweet and a little neurotic. She was family, and we loved her very much. This week we had to say goodbye to her. She was damn old for a dog of her size, and she lived a very good life, but I still... read more
