by Kathy on January 13, 2024 · 0 comments
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12 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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by Kathy on October 2, 2023 · 0 comments
in Accountability, Anticipation, Bereavement, Birthdays, Change, Comic Relief, Coping, Decisions, Disappointment, Diversions, Exercise, Family, Friends, Gail, Grief, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Movies, Planning, Priorities, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, School, Sean, Time, Transitions
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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by Kathy on September 17, 2023 · 0 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Bereavement, Birthdays, Books, Camp Echo, Change, Communication, Coping, Dad, Dance, Decisions, Disappointment, Family, Friends, Gail, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Mom, Our Home, Pain, Parenting, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, School, Sean, Siblings, Song Lyrics, Summer Camp, The Past, Theater, Time, TV Shows, Vacations
Hello, 14! What a whirlwind this last year has been for you and our family, dear Gail… We have navigated so many wonderful and challenging experiences. Dancing Gail continues to describe you well as you spend as much time at Dance Center Evanston (DCE)/Studio 5 taking classes and rehearsing for ede2 dance company as you […]
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by Kathy on August 1, 2023 · 0 comments
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It’s been three weeks since the last day (Tuesday, July 11th) that I spent time with Mom, when she was fully conscious, and what a three weeks it has been. As with so many things in life, in some ways it feels like these weeks have flown by, while at the same time these last […]
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by Kathy on July 20, 2023 · 2 comments
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“Life just goes on without them.” ~ Dylan Keefe Three weeks ago today I wrote a blog post with that title, quoting the bass guitarist for Marcy Playground about his father’s unexpected death in 1995. I shared a link to it on Facebook and my mom commented that it was, “Beautifully written and insightful! 💕” […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2023 · 0 comments
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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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