This afternoon, George and I took the last of our "Ohio kitties" on her last trip to the vet ( Read more... )

( Surfing Kitty )

( A Christmas of joy and sadness )

Thank you for the thoughts, prayers, and condolences. I want to reply to each one individually and personally, but I'm so very tired right now, and my heart hurts. Please know that each post means something to me, and I appreciate it very much.

Thank you.

My dad's memorial service was today. It was a beautiful service with, I think, more laughter than tears. But I miss him.

The minister shared this poem and gave a very hopeful, uplifting message, which soothed my heart quite a lot.

Still, I miss Daddy.

( Go Down, Death )

( It's weird, and a little empty )

Yeah, I'm being spammy today ( Read more... )

Sheriff Kelly in the Springfield News-Sun.

sarcasticval asked, in regard to my earlier post, what a last call is, as it relates to an LEO's or first responder's funeral. I tried to explain, then told her that there are a lot of examples on YouTube.

As it turns out, Suzanne's is there, too.

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Well, it actually started to feel like January today. There is a thin layer of snow on the ground, and we put the Christmas decorations away yesterday ( Read more... )