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I am staying with my mom for a couple days while Chris is across the country.  Andi (my little sister) and her husband, Rodrigo, (they live in Monterrey, Mexico) called us last night via Skype.  They didn’t expect to see such a crowd.  From left to right:  Kole (aka Koley Bear, The Unit, Sumo), Patty […]

The saga of the apartment revamp goes on.  Yesterday, it was happening in the nursery/office.  Although we live in a basement, it is a nice basement, with large windows that make it feel like it’s not a basement…larger windows than I thought.  Larger than 2 1/2 yards of fabric would cover.  *Sigh*  It was only […]

The first year we were together, I was a cop and Chris was a robber (original, I know).  Last year we were packing up and moving and Halloween came and went without a second thought, so I insisted we dress up as as something.  I have always loved Halloween.  We aren’t “Gleeks” really–but we do […]

Ever since the decision to stay in this apartment, I have gone into overdrive.  I unpacked and passed on the boxes to someone else that was moving, and now I have been thoroughly de-cluttering and cleaning like it was Spring.  But with the holidays right around the corner, I can’t think of a more appropriate […]

The five stages of grief are:   1-Denial-“this can’t be happening to me”, Not accepting or even acknowledging the loss. 2-Anger-“why me?”, feelings of wanting to fight back or get even 3-Bargaining-Attempting to make deals  Begging, wishing, praying 4-Depression-overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, frustration, bitterness, self pity, mourning loss   5-Acceptance- Finding the good that can […]

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