Monthly Archives: June 2007

I’m Scared 25

Warning: Serious/Sad/Negative post to follow.
Tomorrow morning we’re driving down to Vancouver for the weekend. Monday is Canada Day, so we have a lovely long weekend to enjoy. Or possibly dread.
Obviously I’m feeling a wee bit conflicted.
The last time I saw my mom she was awake, but on a ventilator and unable to talk [...]

Lesson the First 15

Normally, when I take a picture like this one, I give a silent chuckle and then delete it. There’s nothing extra special cute about it. No funny facial expression. No capturing of a sweet or funny moment. I don’t know why I kept this, but for some reason it appealed to [...]

Prettily Procrastinating 21

You’d think that, being home again and settling into the old routine, I would have spent a portion of my day yesterday getting caught up on my blog reading.
Ah, not so much.
And I can’t use emotional trauma or physical exhaustion as an excuse. I’m actually feeling surprisingly good. Miraculously good, even. I’ve [...]

Hope 29

What a wonderful gift of hope our family was given this morning! Mom woke up, and not only did she focus on us, but she was able to respond to commands, and answer yes/no questions by shaking and nodding her head. This is a huge leap from yesterday, and I was tearfull with relief. To [...]