A couple of very odd things happened this week. First, I had two absolutely peaceful and wonderful nights of sleep. It’s such a rarity these days because I’ll overheat, freeze, overheat, toss, turn and repeat multiple times throughout the night. I blame previous co-workers for this who were hot flashing at work. I think I […]
A Moment I’m Not Proud Of
This is going to be a tough one to write and possibly equally tough for you to read. I don’t offer any excuses, but I will set the scene for you so that you have a better understanding–or at least as much of one as possible–as to what happened. My general week has me working […]
Five of the Seven Stages Of Hell (aka Why My Eye Is Twitching)
My eye started twitching over the weekend. I’m not sure if it’s because work had been a bit stressful, because I had to break a personal rule and go to Wal-Mart to buy the latest Def Leppard, because my guy was moving rather far away for work, because my father had started telling me yet […]
We’re Just Like Everybody Else: A Week in the Life
Last week was one of those rare times when my guy was home for a whole 9 days in a row. It just doesn’t happen very often and I do miss those stretches. Not at first, but only because he’s used to staying up until midnight–two hours past my bedtime–and he’s somewhat accident prone. Bumping […]
Please Take My Temperature The Old-Fashioned Way!
“The temperature has gone up to 84.” My father has become the ultimate source of weather in southeast Michigan. Nothing gets by him. Not a cloud, not a percentage of humidity, not a forecast–well, all forecasts technically get by him because the man can’t remember shit due to the Alzheimer’s–and not a chance to explain […]
Winning The Struggle Over Dealing With Alzheimer’s
Ever have internal conversations in your head that you don’t even realize you’re having? My guy did a double take a couple of years ago because I asked him a question, then answered for him, then retorted to the response he didn’t say and quipped right back burning my own ass in typical Ralph-fashion. The […]
It Comes Down To Who’s Right and Who’s Wrong
I spent the day with my father this past Sunday as I do one day each weekend. He loves working on the main computer because of the large monitor, which makes seeing his word search program that much easier for him to see. The computer is the first thing he asks to see upon walking […]
A Letter To My Father
Dear Dad, You’re never going to read this. I know because you’ve stopped reading books and magazines since it’s difficult for you. So maybe this is for me or maybe it’s just something for the future. It tore me up when you apologized for not being able to read my last book. Of all the […]
Um…Awkward!
I once again had something else in mind for this Monday blog, which would have been the remaining idea I had from last week that never wound up fleshed out, only this other bit seems to have taken precedence. Life can be like that, huh? Two quick things first; I’ll be attending and signing books […]
