I was driving over to visit Mother one bright, sunny afternoon in the spring when the strangest de javu occurred … I almost expected to see Dad sitting in my passenger seat with a huge grin on his face. I had just turned the corner from Sunset by the big McDonald’s and there were some [...]
Last night I had my first retirement dream … the equivalent to the old after graduation from high school dream where you dream you are back in school but didn’t know it, didn’t do an assignment, can’t find your classes, forget your clothes etc. Nightmare! What a relief to wake up! A realistic dream can sure [...]
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Good ole Alice threw the gauntlet, so to speak, and tagged me with a challenge to “blog about five things in my life that I never dreamed, when I was 25, would be in my life now”. Holy cow! That’s a lot of years and many inventions and events ago! But I love journaling challenges. [...]
My dentist and I were talking today … Okay so while we were talking he had his hands in my mouth most of the time but he seemed to be able to figure out what my mumbling and drooling represented …Anyway, we were talking about our kids who sort of grew up together. They all [...]
BLOGGYGIVEAWAY UPDATE: This contest is now closed. The winner has been contacted by email and when I receive verification I will announce the winner. Thank you so much for your participation this has beena lot of fun for me! Grandma Henke Downsizing my junk is soooooo overwhelming at times! After all these years of collecting [...]
Ande is four months now and knows her position in our household … She is the boss. Fortunately, she is a sweet, patient little baby and we all love to cater to her and she never lacks for attention. She is all smiles and giggles lately and pretty much loves her life just as it [...]
What a great man was Gordon B. Hinckley, a man I believe was a prophet of God. Thirteen million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints mourn his passing January 27, 2007, but he has also earned the love and respect of people the world over who are not of the [...]
A few days ago while going through a box that had been in the corner of my office for some time I came across a treasure in a smaller box I didn’t recognize. Opening it my eyes moistened as I saw Mother’s green, flowered head scarf, her pink, ruffled night cap, and her plastic,brown rain [...]
A blog on Catcher In the Wry (Disappearing Act – Part II) reminded me of a friend who helped me through a difficult time of my life. I count myself lucky to have had her friendship even though our connection only lasted three years. When our son was diagnosed with schizophrenia about eight or nine [...]
One of my favorite past times is to find myself a comfortable, obtuse place to sit and watch people. It’s a hobby … like bird watching only I don’t use binoculars. (That’s called peeping and is usually done by a person named Tom.) To a non people watcher it probably sounds perverted … but it’s [...]
