This is us at the airport when I said goodbye after a wonderful two weeks. I think you can tell I'm trying not to cry. I didn't actually succeed before the last hug at security. But she'll be back. Her plans are to move up here with me after she graduates and go to college in this area.


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For the past week I have been enjoying the company of my darling niece and heart, V, for her winter break. Last week we spent all day at Dollywood and had a blast (photos of her entire visit will be forthcoming once she goes home next week ( Read more... )

Today is my niece Veronica's 16th birthday and I'm completely and utterly boggled by the very idea. It certainly doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I was in the delivery room when my Veroni was born ( Read more... )

V is turning 16 next month and talking to her tonight on the phone I realized: I don't know what her interests and likes are anymore ( Read more... )

15 years ago today I cut the umbilical cord on my baby girl V. She is growing up to be so gorgeous and I'm proud as hell of her because she has to work harder than her brother and sister in school. She will always be my baby even if I didn't give birth to her.

about 2 yrs old

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I had a conversation with both my girls last night and this morning. V just wanted to chat because she missed me. I asked her at one point if she had a boyfriend (I think this was after discussing the fact that my babygirl is going to be 15 this fall) and the following bit of convo happened ( Read more... )

One of the hardest things to do is comforting one of the kids when they lose a pet, particularly when I'm crying myself. This morning I found out that my ex-SiL took M's dog Wizard (Wizzy) to the pound. M has had Wizzy for 10 years and we've all taken care of the old girl through all sorts of health problems after being run over and attacked by ( Read more... )