Archive for April, 2011
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Friday, April 29th, 2011This week I lost a grand total of 1 pound. Since it had been one month since I had first started exercising I got measured again. I have lost a grand total of just under 3 inches. (This total is added up from all the bits of inches around my body.) I will be really [...]
In Honor
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011Today is the one year anniversary of my Father’s passing. I miss him. . . I have had a big pot of sauce bubbling on my stove since yesterday. The aroma wafts around my house and fills my heart and mind with millions of memories. Tonight I will have rigatoni with sauce and I will [...]
Things Left Undone
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011We are never really ready to leave. When I think back on my Father’s life I think of all the things he had yet to do. Things he had planned, things he dreamed of. His life was “unfinished.” The one thing I have realized this year is that we all have that. There won’t be [...]
One Year Through Music
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011Music is very personal to me. So many songs speak to me on very personal levels and one of the ways I cope with things is through music. I have specific songs that represent the moments in my life. For the past 525,600 minutes I have been on this Earth without my Father. When my [...]
Easter 2011
Monday, April 25th, 2011We celebrated Easter at home with an egg hunt. After the hunt for the hard boiled eggs we enjoyed a breakfast of hard boiled eggs and candy. Madeline wanted to peel her own egg. When she peeled away the shell most of the white went with it so she mainly just ate yolk for breakfast. [...]
Standing Tall
Monday, April 25th, 2011When I was a teacher I was always annoyed when the day to turn in projects arrived and 75% of the projects were clearly made by adults. They claimed that the child helped and I am sure they did in a very small capacity. The kids who brought in projects that they made themselves felt [...]
Has It Really Been that Long
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011I am still in shock that it has been an entire year since my eyes have met my Father’s. I remember the day clearly. It was just a moment ago that I held his hand and he tried to speak to me. I knew everything he wanted to say to me by his eyes. Oh, [...]
Week 3 to a Healthier Me
Friday, April 22nd, 2011This week I only made it to Friday mornings workout. The kids were sick during the night with colds and waking up at 5:40 with little sleep just didn’t sit well with me. Also Madeline’s birthday on Wednesday I wanted to be home when she woke up. Aside from the fact that I somehow injured [...]
Three Scary Seconds
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Today while watering the plants in the pool area the kids were walking around the pool and checking how cold it was. Paul was leaning in to touch the water in the deep end. He fell in the water. I was about 6 feet from him. I threw the hose down and headed towards him. [...]
Rainbow Ribbon Jello
Thursday, April 21st, 2011I have had so many compliments over the rainbow jello that was featured at Madeline’s party. I have made this jello tons of times but this was the first time with the entire rainbow featured. This is not a hard recipe to make, it just takes oodles of time. The rainbow jello took 5 hours [...]
One Year Ago
Thursday, April 21st, 2011It has been one year since my life was forever changed. “People do not “get over ” grief. My personal and professional experience tells me that a total return to ‘normalcy’ after death of a love one is not possible; We are forever changed by the experience of grief.” ~ Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph. D.
Madeline turns six
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011Today Madeline had a wonderful sixth birthday. She got up and opened presents from the family which included a DS from Mom and Dad and a Tangled Barbie doll. She loved all the items she received. In fact she told me several times that she didn’t just “like” her DS, she “loved it.” After getting [...]
Well Excuuuuse Me!
Monday, April 18th, 2011“She didn’t say, ‘That’s okay!’” — Paul He accidentally stepped on our standard poodle Lucy’s paw. He hugged her and said, “I’m sorry, Lucy.” Apparently, he didn’t get the response he was seeking for his thoughtfulness.
One and a Half Men
Monday, April 18th, 2011Two weeks ago, Paul’s preschool had a Guys Night Out. It was considerably more bittersweet than last year’s, but we made the best of it. It really was a lot of fun: the teachers had devised a series of “experiments” for us to do together. Alka-Seltzer bottle rocket using a film canister, dancing raisins using [...]
Week 2 to a Healthier Me
Monday, April 18th, 2011Last week I made it to all my workouts and made sure to stay on track with my food choices. The net loss was -1 pound. (-2 if you count the +1 I had the week prior.) This is fine progress. It doesn’t thrill me, nor does it devastate me. I certainly wish it were [...]
A Rainbows and Unicorn Party
Monday, April 18th, 2011This year when I asked Madeline what she wanted to do for her birthday I was overjoyed when she responded with something other than a monkey party. This year she chose a Unicorn party, a Rainbow party, and a nacho party all in one. We started planning her party and found that the only place [...]
Catching Moments
Friday, April 15th, 2011The other day I was helping Madeline clean her room. As I was helping her put her toys away she relayed a story to me that she had never told me. Once when Grammy and Papa were over Papa was helping her clean her room. He was acting like her 2 foot tall horse could [...]
You Have to be Kidding Me
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011When we were on vacation in San Diego we had an unfortunate experience. I will set the scene for you: We are wandering around Sea World and Paul is being a typical 3 year old. I have finally had enough of his antics and am sending Bill to the van to get the stroller so [...]
Turning the Cable Back On
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011It has been 3 years, 3 months, and 12 days since we have had cable tv in our home. Today we have had Dish Network installed. The main reason for doing this was because of not being able to record tv. We tried a DVR and it just didn’t work well. Another reason we decided [...]
I Love Them a LOT
Monday, April 11th, 2011I used to have a frame that held handprints of my children in them. I LOVED this frame. A couple of problems existed with the frame. First of all it only had a spot for 3 handprints (The previous one was made before Paul was born). I looked around and wasn’t able to find a [...]
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