If anyone here is also on my Facebook page, please don't share this over there. My older brother entered hospice care today. He just celebrated his 60th birthday last month.
It's really strange. I'm so used to him being the stereotypical big brother. He was always there if I needed him. Growing up in my semi-violent neighborhood, I was always safe ( Read more... )

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I love being employed yet I loathe my job. Yippee..

I'm late on a couple of my Birthday Shout Outs! Here's to wolfiegirl - from a week ago today. It doesn't matter how old the calendar says you are, you'll still be carded for alcohol for years to come ( Read more... )

Last night I went to the St. Louis City Museum with the kids & grandchildren. What an absolute blast! I had never been there before so I expected a normal museum experience. Of course, the kids had been there so often that it didn't occur to them to tell me what to expect ( Read more... )

We're scattering dad's ashes today. Well, some of them anyway. Since dad was Catholic, his remains should be buried in a consecrated cemetery. The local church leadership agreed that we can scatter a small amount to honor dad's wishes as long as the majority of them are buried properly ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in my mother in law's house, one of many family members, as we prepare to honor our father. Becki's dad passed away at about 3:00pm Wednesday afternoon. He had been sick for awhile but we did not expect things to go so bad so quickly. He went in for a biopsy on October 7th. He never made it back home ( Read more... )

I'm currently 10,084 in the top journals! And they said I'd never break 11,000...

mzsassyazz1 and I have decided that the "Hank" character on Sullivan & Son is megiloth in 30 years. Discuss...

I think the title of this post is more of a reminder to myself than anything else. I know I'm not on here much and when I am it's often to piss & moan about work. Yeah, my work life truly does suck but it's not what defines my life ( Read more... )