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My work is doing an amusement park takeover. It's where one or two groups buy out the park for the day. Usually the way it works is the pass will let you ride most, if not all, the rides for free for the day. When I was about 10, mom and dad had a surprise... Continue Reading →
I've been trying to get my condo clean and changed up a bit since it is now actually mine. This entails going through a deep closet that's beneath stairs leading to an upper unit. I pulled most things out, threw a lot away and am now in the process of going through miscellaneous boxes. One... Continue Reading →
Tonight at 9:02, it will be a year since mom passed. I miss her every day. In some ways so much has changed. In other ways, nothing has changed. I still feel guilty for reasons known only to mom and me -- and Dan, Dad, Granddad, Grandmama, mom's dad (I have no idea what... Continue Reading →
I've always been one for symbolism, patterns and signs from the cosmos. When the stars align, everything feels "right." Obviously, mom was there when I took my first breath. That I was there for her last and it was just the two of us at the end, felt right. So, scattering mom's ashes on my... Continue Reading →
I saw this cartoon on Facebook. It got me thinking about mom and her misunderstanding of lyrics she'd heard. It started with CCR's "There's a Bathroom on the Right" ("There's a Bad Moon on the Rise"), through Jimmy's " 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy" (" 'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky), all... Continue Reading →
One of the things hospice and the comfort service impressed upon me during our discussions was the need for funeral arrangements. This did not come as a surprise, but it's one of those things mom and I never got around to. We did talked about it, but we never actually made the arrangements. While I... Continue Reading →
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