We raised three boys. That should be enough of an explanation for the title but I feel like I should probably give you a little more than that. I’ve already written about our house fire (Read Here) spurred on by a candle, a stack of newspaper and an emotional girlfriend. I don’t believe I have…
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I’ve been off work all week. Part of this week was planned as “take my Dad to appointments” days. My original schedule was 2 days at work and 3 days off. Then Friday came…followed by Saturday…and Sunday…and each day I realized that my stress levels were overflowing and coming out my mouth. It seemed prudent…
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I wrote a post a few weeks ago about Suicidal Ideation. I had someone ask me what my depression looked like when I was at my worst. I had to stop and think because I’m not sure what it looked like from the outside since I was experiencing it on the inside. Here is as…
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Today is Father’s Day and I am blessed to be surrounded by some pretty amazing fathers. I decided to share about the men that I have been blessed to know and a little fun fact about each of them. My Husband – Of course I have to start with Eric. I am married to a…
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I’m what many people would consider a generally happy person. I love making people laugh (to the chronic irritation of my boss during managers meetings) and tend to try to look at challenges as “opportunities” rather than problems. I sing in the hallway of my workplace and start celebrating Christmas in June. I also have…
Read MoreJuvenile Court – the mear mention makes most of us think – “not my kid!” Yep…I thought so too. I never expected to raise a law-breaker. I expected that all of my boys would make mistakes, but none that would drag us before a judge…especially by the time they were 8 years-old. Life doesn’t always…
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I raised three boys…before social media became the norm. Facebook was around when the kids were teens but it was primarily used to hold my pictures…as I seemed to have missed the Scrapbooking craze. I have one. It’s not finished. I started it fifteen years ago. There are many positives I see in utilizing social…
Read MoreOne of my best friends turned 50 three years ago. I developed a Turning Fifty Toolkit for her to provide some insight into aging from a nursing perspective. What are your thoughts? Did I miss anything? Turning 50 Toolkit Turning 50 is in no way a curse…a death sentence…a loss of all sense and reason.…
Read MoreEric and I typically run/walk the Coronado Bay Bridge Run sponsored by the Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Program. We will miss it this year, as we will be enjoying our oldest sons baby shower and be celebrating the upcoming birth of our first grandson on the day of the walk. I was reviewing…
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I had an interesting thing happen recently at the hospital. During the visit to Eric, I needed to run to the restroom. I use the word “run” in the true sense. If you are in the fifty-year-old age range – you get the reference. If not, just know that eventually, you don’t take chances when…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 