Tagged: Family

Helping those you love

Having leukemia is not fun. In fact, let’s be honest – it’s scary. As worrisome as it is for us though, it is even more so for our family and friends. After all, those (Read More)

Bought a boat

Today I bought a boat. My son and I met in Olympia to check it out. That’s 170 miles one way – a loooong drive to look at something you might not want. But (Read More)

Identity lost & found

Other than a little bit of work with my part-time (well, very part-time) business, I don’t really have a ‘real’ job right now. I guess the tiredness and dizziness are making me hold back (Read More)

Dizzy morning, great afternoon

Storm hit today… no it’s not a metaphor… a real storm hit. Not a big one, but winds were strong enough that I decided to check out my boat. It’s moored in a very (Read More)

Letting go of our beach house

Hi. Been awhile since my last post. Been crazy busy. We sold the family home I grew up in. It was directly on the beach – you step off the back porch, onto the (Read More)

A much needed visit

Some of us are lucky enough to have a few friends whose absence makes no difference in our relationship. My cousin, Jan, is one of those. I hadn’t seen her for over a decade. (Read More)

Best party ever

Had a great family get-together. It was a combined birthday for my aunt and uncle. (Actually they are my cousins, but since they are considerably older than myself I call them aunt and uncle.) (Read More)

A Thank You

Today was basically a good day. I had some stressful negotiating to do, but I managed to get through it and still keep most of my hair. I’m noticing that when I haven’t had (Read More)

Six Words

I found love today. It was only 2-1/2 feet tall. I’d stopped by my son-in-law’s office to pick something up. His office is just across the lawn from his house and my two grandchildren (Read More)

White Knight

The last two days have been challenging. This time it’s nothing to do with Leuk. Just issues that we all share from time to time – mainly financial. Negotiating with people & creditors is (Read More)