I find myself in a weird place this Christmas.  My kids are grown and for the first time ever, I will not be spending Christmas Day with them.  M is in Chicago with her bf’s family.  C will be spending the day with his dad’s family.  I will be with my new life… my new […]

Thanksgiving was a mixed bag of emotions, but thank goodness is was filled with more positive emotions than negative.  Grief has a way of showing up at times that I don’t expect.  Those are the times that I hate the most.  So I guess I’ll start with that… Daughter M and I called R’s parents […]

I’m back in Texas until after Thanksgiving. My son’s best friend is getting married this Saturday.  This summer when I planned my trip to the wedding, I thought it would be a great idea to visit my parents before the wedding for a week, visit my son at my home in Texas the next week, […]

Since I’m used to living by the gulf coast and not the mountains, the whole idea of winter here has me a bit nervous.  I tend to freeze at the mildest of temperatures.  There have been a few time the past month that the weather has cooled here.  Each time, I’ve thought to myself– Is […]