I'm sitting in intensive care with my husband at his brother's bedside. Lynn, 60, has been on a ventilator and feeding tube since Tuesday, with periodic small injections of morphine and a sedative to keep him as comfortable as possible. A lifelong smoker, he has been fighting an ever-spreading cancer that has hit his brain, …
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Dad's Final Trip to the West Coast
As executor (executrix?) of my dad's estate, part of my duties include fulfilling his wishes regarding his final resting place. Or, in my dad's case, places. You see, my dad was one of those people who are so giving and loving, so family-oriented, that sharing themselves just comes naturally. And so it was to be …
Graduation day
What a weekend! It start with us loading up a big truck with Scott's stuff Friday night, then driving it to Indianapolis Saturday morning to unload it at Scott's new apartment. We made a hasty drive back that afternoon so that we could pick up Ken's mom at Midway Airport. Then today, we all went …
Firstborn flight
Our oldest son, Scott (21), is moving in to his first apartment this weekend. He has been working at a new job in Indianapolis for about several weeks, but he didn't want to sign a lease for a new apartment until he was sure things were going to work out with the job. (Smart kid!) …
Sunday in the garage
It was a glorious day here yesterday - sunny, warm, light breeze, and a free afternoon. So how did I spend it? Cleaning out the garage, naturally. Okay, you can send over the Beautiful-Day-Wasted Cops now. Seriously, why would anybody waste a perfect Sunday afternoon working in a dirty, overstuffed garage when they could be …
Life is fragile
Okay, I've been a slug lately and haven't updated my blog. Life just seems to get in the way of what I'm aiming to do, despite my best intentions. But something happen last week that reminded me that, no matter what's on my to-do list or the follow-ups I need to do with my businesses, …
It's the little things
It's the little things that get you. You'll be going along just fine, busy with your life and all it entails, when something little just reaches up and grabs you. It happened to me last night. I had the pleasure of supporting a local church by attending their weekly Wednesday dinner, a simple meal prepared …
Visiting sister Sally
The rumors are true: it rains in the Pacific Northwest. A lot. In fact, Mother Nature is known to pull unkind tricks on spring-hopeful residents by sending them SNOW on April 1st! Not only does this wreak havoc on daffodils and azalea buds, it really messes up people flying out to visit their sisters. Our …
Melissa's Best Life 