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One More Time
So, I just posted a month-old blog that I forgot to post, and I realized how little I had been writing. Other things have been occupying my mind and time, and writing seems to have taken a back seat. The… Continue reading
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So, It’s Been a Bit
If this isn’t a reminder of just how damn fast time gets away from me, I don’t know what is. I looked at my last post and I think it said “Happy 2025” and now it is coming up to… Continue reading
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I Got It—-They Didn’t
I haven’t been here. I am still not here. I think I go away a little each time I am put under for a surgery and the person who comes back is the one I am supposed to rediscover and… Continue reading
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Fall
Wind whips like the lion of March ( It is October) tossing leaves like trash among the dusty, brown grass shriveled from months of drought … like listless souls of waterless, hopeless bits brittle remnants left from days of heat… Continue reading
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It’s Here, That Age
When I was a little girl, I remember my Gram having random days of crying, and each time I would ask, she would say that someone had died. Inevitably it was one of her dear friends or one of her… Continue reading
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Time for a Reminder
Alright, Chickens! Time for your reminder! In the past week people have gone back to showing their true colors again. It is not good, so I am going to recount some rather bad behavior and tell you why you should… Continue reading
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Nothing, Darling
I remember my Gram sitting and smiling a lot. She would sit and look at us and just smile and I would always ask her what she was smiling about and she would say “nothing, Darling. I just love you”.… Continue reading
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If You Only Knew
Edit! I had to revisit this. My original post had some serious gaps in it. My brain was running and my fingers and phone weren’t. It’s still a tough one for me to tie up neatly, so thank you for… Continue reading
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65
I’ve spent 34 birthdays with Mike and I can’t believe I have been so blessed. Time has robbed me of the ability to recall each one, and honestly there were times I didn’t appreciate it anyway. I didn’t find the… Continue reading
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New Year’s Eve 2023
I don’t recall the last time that Mike and I went somewhere for New Years. Oh wait, 3 years ago we went to the Wolf Hotel, in Ellinwood late after we closed the door at work and arrived at 10… Continue reading
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Mr Rhythm
We had a stable not far off I-70. It was my Grandparents pride and joy and one which they shared with many people over the years. Back in the day, before fancy Bloomer trailers, horses were not transported in luxury… Continue reading
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Do The Work….Feel The Sadness….Get The Peace
I have been away….it’s ok….. I am back…..it’s ok….. I may go away again….it’s ok……. While she used to escape into the fog, I can see her now…..she’s going to be ok….. We all have our stuff. We have hang… Continue reading
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Christmas time is here
When I think about Christmas time, I think about the Peanuts Gang standing around the tree singing Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time is Here”. It makes me feel very nostalgic. As a little girl I loved sitting in my jammies, with… Continue reading
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tHANKS-GIVING
It’s Thanksgiving week. Yep, another Thanksgiving will come and go and I will try to get excited about all of the gratitude that I feel! I gotta admit that the last several months I have not “felt” the gratitude that… Continue reading
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This is Hard For Me
What you will find below I started over 2 weeks ago. I am still struggling to find my words, but what happened to me today absolutely shattered me and has made my internal rage fire out of control. Most people… Continue reading
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No More MLM Pills
Topics this week have been tough for me to nail down. There are so many options; COVID-19, mask wearing, political opinions, missing children, so much news, both local and national. For instance, are the rumors true that the City of… Continue reading
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Tootsie
“Toot toot Tootsie, good-bye! Toot toot Tootsie, don’t cry!”….I think I was 7, but then again, everything happened at 7….pretty sure that’s when I walked into Gram’s house and I heard the console stereo belting out Al Jolson singing Toot… Continue reading
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No Merry Christmas Letter….but Merry Christmas!
Like many of you, part of my Christmas tradition was to create and send the standard Christmas photo card or letter to all of my friends and family but last year was different and this year isn’t looking any more… Continue reading
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Grumpy … … …
I’m feeling like I don’t want to roll in this world today….or possibly tomorrow and maybe even the next day!! I go through stages where the stimulation of the outside world makes my insides shake like I am standing on… Continue reading
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THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY!!
OK!! Kids listen!! This is really how life works! Today, I am the fireman. I have been putting out the fires at work, after a long/short night letting my daughter catch up on some sleep, while I stayed up with… Continue reading
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Worrying …. It Doesn’t Change A Thing!
The wind is blowing from the southwest this morning and the Fall weather feels more like Winter is right behind. Normally, Mike is the one who gets up and goes out to the garage to feed the dogs, but this… Continue reading
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Not Sure What to Call This One….
This has been a summer like no other. I have worked more this year than I ever thought my body could possibly take. I sleep away the weekends because I can’t move and I have missed more sunny days because… Continue reading
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🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my love of the English language and how when I was a kid I would read a Thesaurus just for fun. Somehow in our attempt to “simplify” everything we have created an entire… Continue reading
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Today
2019.. update before I repost. My lofty goal is the same on this 5th year of Dad’s earthly exit… I have been sick in bed for 6 days now….it makes the reality worse because he was my first call when… Continue reading
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IT’S BELTANE!!! IT’S MAY DAY!!
When I was a little girl, I looked forward to the first of May with more happiness and anticipation than I did Christmas!! It was my chance to sneak in and surprise those I loved, and it was the best… Continue reading
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Enough?
Timing is everything, isn’t it? If you want to know about Divine timing, I would encourage you to talk to my dear friend, Cheryl. Twenty five years ago she found herself standing in the doors of the Emergency Room in… Continue reading
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Car Wash
I started this blog a couple years ago. Since then we have had many car washes and loads of experiences. We have also added a member. But this particular day is locked in my mind for the long haul. Finn… Continue reading
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20 Years….Poof
It’ s May 29, 2025, and I find myself trying to plan an outfit for an event I am struggling to wrap my head around. It’s hard. It’s emotional. It’s scary. It makes me grateful. I am humbled. I know… Continue reading
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Kick the Broken
I found this blog in my drafts. I hadn’t finished it as I started it a couple months ago when the memory was triggered. Here it is. I was riding along, while Mike drives, thinking about the people who walked… Continue reading
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Long Time Coming
It’s been awhile again. It’s not that I am not moved to write, or that I lack motivation, it’s more like I am just treading water. My central nervous system can only handle so much at a time and I… Continue reading
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Well…Shit.
I have been busy painting. Every day I manage to make myself laugh painting cartoons of dogs and their adventures. I am getting better all the time, and I am proud of that! What I am not proud of is… Continue reading
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Happy 2025
I seldom talk about the New Year in terms of things I want to do or manifest, but I see a lot! I tend to forget within the first week of January that I made that decision!! However, I did… Continue reading
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HELP ME PLEASE~!!!!
I know most of you feel the same way I do, or you wouldn’t be reading my stuff. You wouldn’t be looking at my page, and you wouldn’t take your time to read these blog posts! The past couple of… Continue reading