When I was little and it was cold outside, I would sometimes go into my parents’ bathroom and sit up against the radiator there to warm up. I often did so early in the morning while my mom was getting ready for the day, putting on her makeup and styling her hair. I enjoyed watching […]
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When Dad died in July 2021 I told Mom there was no rush to go through his things, that we could take our time. That worked for Mom, for my sister Meg and for me and when we felt ready (enough) we started the process of determining what we wanted to keep and what we […]
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Happy 20th Birthday, Sean! Today you are no longer a teenager. Wow. Two decades down and hopefully many more go. Your paternal great uncles who like to compare getting older to playing an American football game would say you are now entering the second quarter of yours. There’s so much about your life, as well […]
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With each passing year, these birthday/anniversary of your death letters/blog entries seem get harder to write. I know that I don’t have to continue with them and if I ever choose to stop or take a break that would be okay. Life feels really heavy and hard right now. As with every age and stage […]
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16 years ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. Though I don’t post as often or consistently as I have in the past, I am still grateful to have this space to share and process life. On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and 11 years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the […]
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11 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. After that I took six years off, starting up […]
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