I have referred before to a very creepy animated Santa Claus that we had when I was a kid. Majorjune had one too. She found a video of it on youtube ( Read more... )

Returned from nasty eye treatment #2. Doctor says that macular degeneration in Mom's left eye is showing improvement and that she may even regain some of the sight she lost. He says five more treatments at once a month should tell the story ( Read more... )

In two days, my family will celebrate our Thanksgiving/Christmas get together around my table. Which is exactly how I like it ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, I'm packing up Mom and we're going to Wisconsin to spend Independence Day with my brother and his family. We're supposed to see the town's parade and fireworks display tomorrow night and visit my nephew's new home on Saturday. It is my fervent hope that it will simply be family fun and otherwise uneventful ( Read more... )

For the last thirteen years, I have attended an annual ghost hunter's conference sponsored by the American Ghost Society. Two days and two nights of presentations about paranormal investigating, learning new technology, and swapping stories with ghost hunters from all over the United States and the world. It's grand fun and all weird, all the ( Read more... )

We're back from Michigan. I am worn out and looking forward to getting a decent night's sleep in my own bed ( Read more... )

Mom and I will be leaving tomorrow for Michigan. The family is gathering for the visitation on Friday and the funeral on Saturday. I've been working on the eulegy and going through photos to pick a few to display. When they super cleaned my sister's house so she could go home after the transplant, hers were packed up and heaven knows where they ( Read more... )

My sister died today at 5:30 PM. My brother-in-law and niece were with her. Wendy says that her mother's passing was peaceful and that she just slipped away. When it was over, Wendy described the feeling in the room as one of peace and great relief. She feels that Betty was ready to go and we are confident that the welcome home party has ( Read more... )

Thank you all for messages of support. I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you individually. My internet access is on dial up and I'm staying off line in order to keep the phones free ( Read more... )

My sister has taken a turn for the worse. She's not expected to make it ( Read more... )