01 Tuesday Oct 2019
Posted in health, life, loss, moments, Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking of beginnings and endings a lot lately…
a friend recently lost a loved one and it has reminded me of my own story…
the ending of my beloved’s time here was a very difficult matter to deal with…
and I think of the beginning of my new journey and how things have changed in my life…
I am slightly more independent… can even park in the garage with ease, lol… have been able to travel… so many positive changes…
everyday is a new opportunity…
05 Thursday Feb 2015
Posted in life, nature, Uncategorized
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beloved, big girl pants, life changes, moon, parents, savour
recently someone was talking about how their parent was driving them crazy… made me think of the wonderful last months I spent with my mother as she was dying of esophageal cancer… it was a special time and I was able to savour each of the good, bad and unforgettable moments…
often when I hear people who are struggling with aging parents I think about the days to come when their loved one will be gone and they will be wishing they could hear the complaining or whatever it is that is making them crazy now, lol…
was chatting with someone who was a bit ticked at their partner… I could only think about how I would be so happy to have George here to get ticked at…
I do remember when he would make me a bit grumpy… part of being a couple I think…
it is exactly two years and eleven months today since my life changed forever…
I miss my beloved…
the moon tonight…
11 Saturday Jan 2014
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thinking about how life changes in the blink of an eye…
interesting as I had been thinking of my dear friend Ellen earlier today as I watched hours of skating on television… she lived next door but was as much family as any…
remember…
I still remember how she would take the girls when they were babies… they always wanted attention when we were sitting down to eat, whether is was 4:30 or 7… they just knew… she would come and take them over to her house quite often so that we could eat our dinner in peace… for a number of years she and her husband would have dinner with us one night a week and then babysit while we went off to our bowling league… when the girls got older she made them each a cookbook with her special recipes…
we both loved skating and would call one another when something was on to be sure the other didn’t miss it… George was very happy when we got a second television so that he wasn’t stuck watching, lol…
a number of people I know have been struggling with family health issues over the last month or so and it has reminded me of how lucky I am to just have a cold…
I have a warm home – well, now that the furnace people came again this morning and fixed whatever wasn’t quite right from yesterday’s job… I can manage financially and I have my health… I have my kids, friends and colleagues…
truly I am blessed… sending healing thoughts to those who continue to struggle…
herbiggirlpants 