Tuesday, July 2, 2024
One morning, I went to take a shower, and just before I did, I checked on Judy. She was sitting in a chair in the middle of our little living area. Feeling safe that I could be gone for a few minutes, I jumped into the shower. I noticed that Judy and the dogs were gone as I got out. I wasn’t worried... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 1, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty Six
The Beginning of the End It took several days for both of us to realize what had happened. For a stint, Judy was much more like her former self. I don’t know what I was, but ‘nervous wreck’ was probably the most apt description. She saw herself as free from the worry of hurting someone, and I saw us... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty Five
Slowly I Turn On the surface, Judy’s return to work seemed seamless, but just as most people didn’t see the changes going on before, they weren’t seeing what was happening behind the scenes. The woman who had always been the sweetest thing I had ever known was becoming foul-mouthed and nagging about... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 29, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty Four
So Many Miles And So Little Time As it turned out, leaving earlier than we had initially planned saved Judy’s job. Making the run north to US-10 was easy, and we were soon westbound on US-10. We had been running in smooth traffic until we hit a massive stoppage due to an accident just east of New... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 28, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty Three
Let’s Move The beautiful thing about this old-style complex was that it had the best swimming pool we ever encountered on our many travels. The bad thing was that the air conditioning units were almost as old as the buildings. If we tried to cool the unit down to less than 84 degrees, it would blow... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty Two
And Travel We Did! I had a friend take care of our home while we were gone for the first year and on the road. I initially thought that we would be nomads for a year, maybe three tops. When it was over, Judy worked as a ‘traveler’ for eight years. We were into adventures, and her new job most... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty One
A Change of Scenery Somewhere in late 2004, small hometown hospitals began to be bought up by their bigger brethren. At first, this practice was good for the citizens of those small medical centers, allowing more big-town specialists to make once-a-week or monthly visits to the boondocks. However,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Forty
There Was Blood All Over I watched Judy for a delayed response to my father’s death, but nothing happened. In fact, over the next five years, she only had one ‘bad spell.’ Our daughter was out of high school, and our son was a junior. Everything had been going along as best as anyone’s life could be... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 24, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Thirty Nine
A Return To Normal Over the next fourteen years, our lives remained trouble-free, and thus, things became routine. Judy had regained her emotional footing and was doing very well at work. She became the department supervisor. Part of her job was to rewrite and update department policies and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
I Remember Judy - A Love Story - Part Thirty Eight
I’m Sorry Things had calmed down, and Judy returned to work after her mandatory eight-week maternity leave and the additional four-week vacation request I had requested for her. Our romance had returned to its original vigor, and even the kids enjoyed sitting together and holding hands. Amanda loved... Sign in to see full entry.