Poor Husband was hurting. He had just had a root canal, but we needed groceries for a family celebration and Costco was close to the dental clinic. After getting the needed groceries, we grabbed lunch in the food court. Eating wasn’t fun for him, but to his delight, a little girl at the next…
Category: Well Being
Strong
I was worried. The roads were slick and my newly licensed granddaughter needed to drive her little sister to school. Husband offered to come and take little sister to school, but older granddaughter declined. Quoting from her text, “Don’t worry! I got this!” Over the course of several snowy days and lots of worry,…
Spring Is Coming!
One day last week. Me: Guess what? It’s only 18 days till Spring! Husband: What?! It’s only 18 days? It feels like 18 months. Sigh. Sometimes it does seem like a long wait till we get what we hope for. Husband answered the phone. I could hear that it was his brother’s voice on…
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu I learned that it was such a comfort that friends and family just accepted our ups and downs without judgment. Some days we felt almost normal, then suddenly out of nowhere a fever would take us down. Or just weakness. No one belittled us. This made…
Making Valentine’s Happy
Date: Valentine’s Day, 1972 Setting: The Student Union Lounge of a college in Chicago Characters: Two college students Me: So, are you going to ask me to marry you? Husband-to-be: Uh, well, we are sitting here discussing our wedding date. Me: I know, but I’d feel better if you actually asked me to marry you. …
Big Cat
On Monday morning I woke up feeling much better after almost two weeks of flu. Husband had left to volunteer at a food pantry so I decided to take a walk in the snowy woods behind our house. It was before eight o’clock in the morning and I was reveling in walking alone in a winter…