Ah, my baby daughter turns 24 today! Such joy she brings to my life. I miss both my girls so much it's incredible. Happy Birthday, Stephanie Nicole, my "Tessie," my sunshine.
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Cake!
https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2019/04/09/tuesday-photo-challenge-cake/ Two years ago, my niece, Lauren, decided to make our traditional lamb Easter cake. Usually my sister is the creator of said lamb cake, but Lauren wanted to contribute to the Easter dinner. Sadly, the lamb decapitated itself. Lamb fail. But it tasted great. She also said she'd never make another one.
OMG! SNOWMAGEDDON!
Well, probably not reeeeeallly, but people in Missouri tend to truly freak out when snow is a real possibility. I'm most likely in the 3-5" range, however I've also seen a report that up to 10 inches of snow will fall South of St. Louis proper. I'm CERTAIN that schools are already gearing up for …
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Trio
https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2018/11/13/tuesday-photo-challenge-trio/ My sister, my Mom, and me in 1969 after my brother James was born.
Another loss
My husband's family was touched by suicide last Friday. Teresa, my ex-sister-in-law, remarried (rather quickly) after my brother-in-law passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was only 52. Last Friday, her current husband went out to the woods surrounding their home and shot himself. He was only 66. They had been married for 15 years. No …
My child “divorced” me …
Ya know, I love my children. I do all I can for them - help them if they can't pay a Visa bill right away, be the shoulder to cry on (virtually) when shit hits the fan, make them the beneficiaries of my 401(k) and pension, bring them presents from my travels, and, most importantly, …
It’s August 9th today, …
a day that makes me stop and whisper "happy birthday, Dad." My father, Jim Coleman, would've been 78 years old today, had he not died at age 66 of a massive heart attack. (the "Dad" in the 80th birthday posts is my step-dad .... he's Dad, my father is my father .... that's how I …
Flower of the Day – 8/8/18
Every year my Grandmother bought red geraniums for the 2 pots on the front stoop and for the little donkey and cart flower planter. My Mom gets two large red geranium hanging baskets for either side of the front porch on the farm. I used to buy geraniums when I had my home in Northern …
Dad’s birthday bash
We had a really great weekend and party for my Dad's 80th birthday, which took place the weekend of July 28th/29th. My brother James and his family flew in from Denver, and my brother Michael and his family drove in from Baltimore. It was the first time all 4 of us "kids" had been together in 13 …
Happy 80th Birthday, Dad!
My "step"-dad is 80 today. I put "step" in quotes because, to me, he's just Dad. I feel closer to him than my biological father (who passed 11 years ago), and he's always been one of my biggest champions. Gotta love a man who married for the first time at 36 years old and inherited …
