Solo Mom of Tiny & Loud Dragons

Edie died last week, after years of declining due to mini-strokes and Alzheimer’s. She went from living on her own and managing the farm with Milt to needing 24 hour care from caregivers. I remember someone telling me when Bob got sick that ultimately the two of us were lucky. We had something not everyone… Continue reading Pistol packing Gramma

First of all, how much fun is that word? I mean seriously. So begins my third week of self-employment. I phrase it that way for a reason. One, it makes me feel like less of a slacker. I am starting to realize I am the complete opposite of a slacker, but when I sit down… Continue reading Contradictories

So, in case you hadn't heard, Friday was my last day with my job. I am now "self-employed" and focusing on school. And while it was great to "do nothing" all day, it wasn't relaxing in the way you'd think it would be. Mainly because for most of the day I had an war raging… Continue reading Self-Employed

I’ve gone through a lot in the last year, and that’s a giant understatement. It started with Bob getting brain radiation that started literally right after New Year’s. It ends with me being a widowed mom of 2 young daughters. I’ve been called “the poster child for grief.” I’ve held it together for the most… Continue reading Hiding

No, singletary isn't a word. I made it up. But it kind of describes my post-Thanksgiving experience, and that wraps up into today. And before I can just sit and focus on schoolwork I feel the need to blog, so here we are. I had to work Friday, and didn't take it off when I… Continue reading Single-tary / Snow day

I was sick in October, but didn't go to the doctor as fast as I should've. When I did finally get around to taking myself (after I'd taken the girls I think 4 times in total), I was asked if I had an inhaler. Which I don't, because I'm not asthmatic. And then when I… Continue reading Signs and sickness

I'm breaking my "no blogging on my phone before bed rule" while I wait for Paige to settle and go back to sleep. She's had this cough for weeks now and I have to keep elevating her mattress. I took the pillow under the mattress out the other day because she wanted her head on… Continue reading The power of thought

(I have writer's block for my final, so I'll put this out first and see if it clears my head!) Recently I talked to someone who can talk to Bob. Say what you will, keep your skepticism to yourself. I am a skeptic of most things that I can't see, but I know for a… Continue reading Mind Your Own Plate