Not the best summer ever…
First, June, my brother David died. June was kind of a rough month. Then, July...as I pulled into the Aldi parking lot on July 1st I got a call from one of my doctor's offices, saying they'd called my insurance to get approval for an MRI later in July. The insurance company told them that our insurance had been terminated. WTF?! Surely, an error. I called the insurance company, they said that had to talk to the policy holder, which was Kevin. I called and told him and went about my shopping, hoping that things would be fixed up by the time I got home. But no. Kevin had great health insurance...
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March Madness
Cerebral Volume Loss. Not something you want to read about, re: the state of your brain. But let me start at the beginning. Last Wednesday, March 24th, I was messing around the house, doing the...
Marvelous Christmas Gift!
As I posted way back in December, Kevin hand-crafted a leather purse for me for Christmas. He has spent the past couple of months doing the dying of leather, and yesterday he completed the project!...
The Last of the Snow…
Hmm, hopefully that's not wishful thinking. We've had a few unseasonably warm days lately, but it's only March, after all. But even if we get more snow that's OK because buds are starting to poke up...
Mom’s Special Day
Here are a few photos of Mom's birthday celebration. Amy and Jim did quite a bit of festive decorating, and their house looked fantastic. We bought her a new pair of shoes because of the huge amount...
So long, February!
This morning, March 3rd, the lake has finally thawed, it's sunny, and might reach 60 degrees. Whoo hoo! I thought maybe this would be my last post from February but then was a little dismayed to see...
Happy Birthday Mom!
I bet it's the warmest February 26th we've had in a long time. A great day for Mom's Covid birthday! We will celebrate with a family dinner tonight, but before that there will hopefully be much...
Geese on the frozen lake plus deer in the snow
Here’s a short video from February 8th, geese out on the lake. https://youtu.be/lYSudBBIkHs Yet another snowfall on Feb. 15th. I looked out the front bedroom window and there was a deer eating bird...
Valentines in Times of Covid
Bev sent me this cute photo on Valentine's Day - she'd been going through a box she'd taken home from work when she retired five years ago, and came across this card I'd given her. Funny, I have no...
Valentine’s Eve Merriment
On Saturday February 13th Kevin had turned on the bathroom faucets so they'd drip through the night and our old pipes wouldn't freeze. Les Paul jumped up on the sink and took great delight in...