Words of Love and Loss

Hey mom. You know what sucks? Love. Love sucks. Today is your 47th wedding anniversary. 47 years of "for better, for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health". Sickness. I used to think that meant a cold, flu or the worst one I could come up with was cancer. Nope. I never, ever thought it would be Alzheimers. Watching the person you pledged those vows to disappear right in front of you. Then having to care for that person every minute of every day. Watching them

Hi Mom, I decided to walk around the park today while C was at practice. When she first made the team I knew we would be here a couple of times a week and told myself I should walk to get some exercise, and maybe lose some weight in the process. Well, I stopped because I felt it was doing anything to help. I don't know yet if I was wrong but todays walk got me thinking a little clearer. The walk around was perfect. Perfect temperature, perfect breeze, perfect sky, perfec

Mom, Yesterday was your birthday. You would have turned 66. I didn't even realize it till the night before. I had been working on a puzzle for hours. I looked at my watch and it was 1:30 in the morning. I chuckled to myself because I do that. I get so involved in puzzles that I can't stop. After telling myself I should get some sleep because I had to wake up early for a soccer game, I thought about what the date was. Yep, it was your birthday. As I went to sleep I ho