Saturday, May 12, 2018
Letter To A Far Away Loved One
"Darling One. Auntie Nila stopped by a bit ago. I greeted her with my usual happiness at her visits. She is such a sweetie. But somewhere into her visit, the atmosphere changed from sunshine to tears. How can this be? It was supposed to be "happy ever after" after your last bout with hospitals and...
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
I Lied
I bought myself a Mothers Day present. It comes tomorrow. I'm hoping to get it installed and put together and used the first time without anybody noticing. When my sons, at various times, asked me, "What do you want for Mothers Day, I lied and said, "I don't want anything. I have everything I want."...
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Sunday, May 6, 2018
The Runaway
I never ran away from home, never had a desire to do so--at least not until I was married and had four growing active children. No, it was not the children that made me want to disappear, make a new life elsewhere. It was their father who had changed, or seemed to. Actually I don't really think he...
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Friday, May 4, 2018
Storm Time
When the tornadoes come through Kansas and Missouri every evening and the sky is threatening and sirens blow, we know May is here. It is the beginning of a long season of watching. Watching, waiting, worrying (the three W's). Most people watch on the TV weather channels. Some people watch the sky....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018
They Say Party Hearty
I did over the weekend, party hearty that is, and I guess it was too much for me. Since California Jeri flew back to L.A. I seemed to fall apart. I guessed I used up all of my energy while she was here. I don't know where she gets all of her energy to go, go, go, go. She has old age inconveniences...
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