How do you clean up after the holidays? For us, it is a tad more interesting. Madison's birthday was yesterday (she turned 5!), so we always have the quick cleanup that needs to be done from the time we get back from visiting Wisconsin and her birthday party. I usually get about a week if we are lucky. Since we have the basement now, Bill let me keep ...continue reading
25 Oct | 2008
Bad Luck Go Away
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My family and I have had a tough time this year. First, my aunt died in June (she was in her late 50's). Then my uncle died (he was in his 80's). Now, my cousin, who was only 55, just died of ovarian cancer. it is crazy. It sucks being four hours away, because I tend to miss out on these kind of events. I feel extremely guilty that I could not ...continue reading
8 Sep | 2008
A Rough Patch
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It doesn't seem so long ago (it wasn't either -- it was June when my aunt died and yes this is the same side of my family) that I was writing a post similar to this. On Saturday night, my uncle passed away. I think he was 82, so he lived a full life. The weekend prior he had a heart attack and last week he had a stroke. The wake is ...continue reading
