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this should probably be a new "book"
…except that i don’t get here that often Last June my 75-year-old mom had her knee replaced. This caused my sister and I to get “up into her business” in a more intimate way than either of us ha...
Send-off to my "next husband" Jeff Golub
Most of my friends know that I have been in love with jazz guitarist Jeff Golub for 20 years, and that he sadly passed away on January 1. I was blessed to travel to New York this week and attend...
Spouse perspective
To my far away friends, L & R: We are in the middle of moving my Mom out of her house of 45 years, complete with hoarding of everything from all kinds of “recycling” to “community cats” (yes,...
And here is what I answered to Christine...
… from Mom’s church, who I have known forever as her kids were a bit younger than me and Sis, but we all knew each other’s families for more than 30 years. Thank you, Sweet Lady! Hubby and I wil...
Move completed, transiton still smooth
Here is what a long-time friend of Mom replied to me: I, too, think your Mom has transitioned nicely to her new lifestyle. I’m thankful she’s in a safe place where any needs she might have can be...
Moving Mom
Aug 29 Facebook post by me: Today we moved my mom into a retirement center. I was with her all day. I washed all of her bedding in 3 loads, and was there to help her meet many friendly new neighb...
Transitioning Mom
This hymn - along with the sermon theme of God's Peace this morning - hit home so hard for me personally. Pastor Jennifer charged us to go into the world with God's Peace in our hearts. That is...
Even Keel
Whew! So far so good! D-Day for Mom started out with my Sis waiting in the car around the corner for me to drive up so that we could go in together. Husbands were in tow. I opened with a prepa...
Deep Breath - going in now
Mom had knee surgery. This got my sister and I into her house. We were heartbroken, shocked and guilty. How could we have let her get to this place? This Friday is D-day: we are having an inte...
Nailed It (or at least un-glued it!)
When Keith asked me to marry him, my initial answer was “as long as I don’t have to cook for you!” Thirty-three years later I have become a pretty great cook – but I still have some challenges. ...
Open Diary has ended
Open Diary has ended. It was an amazing blog site. My home page on OD truthfully stated “I came here because of my daughter, but I have stayed long after she has gone.” (or something like that…I...
Book Description
I guess if I have to create a new book for every diary entry I write, I need an open folder, so this will be my default. By they way, I am an Open Diary ex-pat.
