Category: Firsts
Marking a Weighty Occasion
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Ken’s death. In so many ways it’s impossible to fathom. I can still picture him and our life together. How can this be? So often in the interve... Read More
Hopping Off the Hamster Wheel
At a month away, June 1 is a daunting and solemn date for me and for anyone who loved Ken. It’s the date he left us after such a valiant and graceful fight. Maybe someday it will be easier to &#... Read More
Dear Universe
I haven’t been dreading this day as much as dreading it not being the kind of day I used to look forward to, but I guess that is no news to you. (You are the Universe, after all. All encompassin... Read More
Firsts and Friends
Yours truly (right) with author and friend, Claire Bidwell Smith (left–and moderately preggars) Most months, the first is a sometimes glaring, sometimes dreaded number appearing in the first squ... Read More
The V Day Gauntlet
Ken always scoffed at the idea of Valentine’s Day. A Hallmark Holiday, he’d call it. But the truth is, he just didn’t believe it should be relegated to one day a year. He was always ... Read More
Keeping My Head Low @ CVS (and Other Lessons Learned)
I have the good fortune and good genes to not be sick very often. This week I got sick. Just a cold. But a bad one for a big baby who who hasn’t been sick since before Ken was rediagnosed with c... Read More
The Christmas Entry
(My parents living room looks like a Christmas card, right?) I woke up early this morning–and breathed a sigh of relief. The emotional gauntlet of my first Christmas without Ken was over! I neve... Read More
Things I Know After the First Big Holiday
I spent thanksgiving in Southern California with my in-law family. As much as I was looking forward to the trip, part of me was dreading it–the “unknown” part of it. I didn’t e... Read More
Taking Down Summer
Today was another gift from Mother Nature. It was clear, sunny and warm–particularly for late October. I made a list of the tasks I wanted to complete today during the course of the week on the ... Read More- 3 of 4
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