Family & Friends 3/17

Nov 19, 20211 min read

Hello, This is Becka

I had a sneaking suspicion I was on the phone all day. No wonder. Take a look at the tally of my day: 26 text threads, not counting...

Nov 13, 20215 min read

Some Marriages Need to Die

(Update: Don't ascribe every scenario listed below to my situation. It's everything I could think of at the time of writing in order to...

Oct 11, 20214 min read

A Stinky House and Sweet Treats

There's been a lot of life going on since I last wrote. The divorce is final now. It's not where I imagined I'd be in life right now,...

Sep 9, 20212 min read

Default Settings and Divorce

Sometimes, even Mom leaves an empty toilet paper roll. I just wanted to see what it felt like to be a kid again, assuming somebody else...

Aug 23, 20211 min read

When the Cat's Away

"When the cat's away, oh, how the mice do play!" I'm not a mouse, but my version of playing was to have a nap and a bowl of ice cream...

Aug 14, 20212 min read

Gladys

Twas the night before the next day, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a... Wait a minute! Mom was...

Aug 7, 20213 min read

Piles of Onions and A Cup of Coffee

Guess what fun I've been having lately? Sometimes the fun is more imagined than obvious, but here it is: Anticipating, then taking, an...

Aug 4, 20212 min read

Ducks in a Row

I spent last weekend with my grandmother and one of my aunts who lives out of state. Grandma's house has always been a place of good...

Aug 1, 20212 min read

Mom's Helpful, Frequent Reminders

Wet towels greeted me this morning. Rather, the sight and smell of them greeted me. Towels can't very well speak. "Hang up your wet...

Jul 29, 20212 min read

A Pint For Mom & Words of Life

A pint for Mama means a pint of ice cream. And after the day I had, this was the perfect reward, only a half-pint would have been plenty....

Jul 26, 20212 min read

A Little German Flavoring

I wasn't raised in Peru, Indiana. In fact, when my family first moved here in the 1990s, I thought we were in another state--even though...

Jul 23, 20212 min read

Parades, the Circus, and More

How many people get to lead a parade? I do! It wasn't actually a real parade with clowns and candy, bands and toilet paper floats. It...

Jul 17, 20211 min read

Pop-Its and Ferraris

Doesn't Ferrari have the horse symbol? It's not the usual car we see in Cornfield, Indiana. Around here, the cool guys have trucks...

Jul 13, 20213 min read

What Do Bunnies Do All Day?

What does everyone do on a Sunday night in a little town? Go to Kroger. That's right. The entire town turned out on Sunday night to get...

Jun 25, 20212 min read

The Best Part of the Day

My favorite part of the day? Spending time with Kara, my lovely daughter, walking around the neighborhood. That's when she really opens...

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Flowers and Dishes

Note: This is a compilation of several days of writing. We've had beautiful blooms on the rose bushes; and on the walks around our...

Jun 10, 20214 min read

Are We There Yet? And Other Fond Memories

What sound track plays in your car on a long road trip? I got to hear an endless loop, at least it seemed endless, of: I'm bored! I'm...

May 31, 20213 min read

Road Trip

My children and I took a road trip yesterday to see my sister, her husband, and their little boy in Florida. Kris is home knocking out...

May 28, 20213 min read

Bunny, Summer Fun, and New Friends

Bunny is busily chewing parts of our house as I write this. As it happens, it's actually a part he's allowed to destroy. We have pieces...

May 22, 20212 min read

Slipping Through My Fingers

This song never fails to reduce me to a puddle of tears by the third line. If you've not heard it, it's well worth the time to listen....

Five O'clock AM

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