I am spending my vacation time going through my house and organizing my fine (LOL) treasures. I had an old bedroom that My deceased husband and I shared. I doubt if I will ever be able to sleep there again. So now it will be a toy room. I do collect some older style toysContinue reading “The Toy Room”
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Helping Hand
Sometime farm work is pretty hard. I am a strong independent woman and it kills me to ask for help. Today was one of those days. I am clearing out an old room. It is the room my deceased husband and I shared. I have not been in there for years. Today I decided toContinue reading “Helping Hand”
Breakfast of Champions
Have I told you guys how much I love food? I love food. I am a certified food scientist with the American Institute of Baking. I took a two year course in Food Science and Technology. I have worked in the food and dairy manufacturing industry for many years of my career. I have hadContinue reading “Breakfast of Champions”
How Firm is My Foundation
Years ago my now deceased husband and I agreed to move into the family farm house. He requested that we update the bathtub to a whirlpool tub. I agreed. After all, we were moving from a brand new home to an outdated old farm house. We had a crew come in and redo the bathroomContinue reading “How Firm is My Foundation”
Mornings
I do not know why I wake up at 5 in the morning. I need all the rest I can get. The past three weeks have been very stressful. I am ready to start sharing my story. I feel this is a story that should be written down. It is full of emotions and IContinue reading “Mornings”
Possible Liver Failure
Chuck has been in the hospital for almost a month now. He has been very depressed and has been having seizures. He is in a great hospital. They are trying to find the cause of all of this. They are now realizing his ammonia levels are very high. He may have liver damage. This willContinue reading “Possible Liver Failure”
Momma’s Pizza
Momma’s Pizza is a wonderful little pizzeria in FortWorth, Texas. They serve an amazing mug of cold beer. I do not really like beer. There are only two places that I will order beer and this is one of them. The mug is so cold that the foam on the beer freezes. It is amazingContinue reading “Momma’s Pizza”
Growing Old is not Easy
It has been an awful few weeks. My best friend, Lover, and Husband of the past 11 years has suffered from epilepsy. We did not have a clue he had it. We thought he had a stroke in December of last year but now it is more involved. I have spent the last two weeksContinue reading “Growing Old is not Easy”
Ice Cream
Who does not love ice cream? I adore it. As a child some of my fondest memories were about ice cream. My father would often take us to the Dairy Queen for a dipped cone. I remember one night after watching the Miss America pageant we went for ice cream. I could not have beenContinue reading “Ice Cream”
Mother’s Apron
My mother was an interesting woman. I was her primary caretaker for a little over eight years. She passed away a few years ago from breast cancer. I miss her tremendously. My mother told me that if at all possible she would find a way to communicate with me from the afterlife. I do notContinue reading “Mother’s Apron”
Dinky on the Farm 