After a night of insomnia and fitful sleep I was not eager to get out of bed this morning.  When I finally got up I had time for a quick shower before we took the girls to the local theater for a free movie and their annual Santa pictures.  Movie popcorn and diet pepsi for breakfast - yum.  It may have been an animated movie with a theater full of ( Read more... )

I packed my bags yesterday and had everything ready to leave this afternoon for the city.  We'd booked a hotel for the four of us for 2 nights, arranged to take the dog to a boarding kennel, booked my vehicle in to get a remote car starter in it tomorrow morning, packed a suitcase for the girls and then....the phone rang this morning.  My mom ( Read more... )

Paid work today - back breaking stacks of charts and outpatient forms to process and/or file.  *sigh*  They'll get done when they get done ( Read more... )

We all have a head cold.  Good thing there's lots of soft kleenex in the house, but I hate mouth breathing.

I went to bed at a respectable time last night because I was exhausted, but my beloved husband stayed up and finished the laundry while he watched tv.

Jack's dad mentioned something about how he'll be "gone" soon.  Not sure if he meant death or ( Read more... )

The funeral went well....for a funeral.  There were tears, and some laughter too.  Some of my friends came to the funeral and it was nice to be able to laugh with them ( Read more... )

Pictures taken in the last few weeks, including pictures taken at the hospital (with permission from Jack).

( This way )

Lots of stuff rattling around in my head; memories I want to record, thoughts of the future, things to do ( Read more... )

I've pushed it to the back of my mind all day, but today marks the 5th anniversary of Abby's funeral.  I actually think this day was only a tiny bit less painful and traumatic than the actual day of Abby's death.  Today made it all real, and final.  After today, I would never see Abby's face on earth again.  After today, Life would continue whether ( Read more... )

I haven't done much scrapbooking in Abby's memorial album since Charlotte was born but I wanted to finish up to the day of her funeral.  After that day, a whole new chapter began.

In the order they appear in the book....

( The final pages in Chapter One. )

Mom!
what?
I'm done!
Done what?
Mom!
What?
I'm done!
Done what?
Mom!

And around and around we go.  Toddler conversations, aren't they fun?

And Charlotte keeps climbing into a padded seat chest we have downstairs, laying on a pillow and pulling a blanket over her.  She's clutching her stuffed dog and doll saying, "Night mom!  Nigh-night".  Besides the fact ( Read more... )