December 16, 2014

35 days ago yesterday, I was determined to be “back on!” and I zeroed out my Zero scale and decided it was a fresh start.   Well that was when Tony went to the hospital and I never would have guessed 36 days later I would be a widow.   My Aunt and I were talking and our cousin, when she became a widow, said that word...

I have been overwhelmed with emails, comments, greeting cards, text messages, Facebook messages these last couple weeks.  Not only that, but I’ve gotten a ton of loot from blog readers in the last few weeks, and I hopefully haven’t forgotten any of them – if I did – please remind me! Jaclyn is a blog reader from Texas – she send me such an adorable...

We’ve lived in our town for thirteen years.  I drive the same road back and forth to the town where I normally grocery shop.  I pass by landmarks that I notice are there, but don’t really pay attention to all that much.  So when it got time to tell the hospice who I chose for a funeral home when the time came, I just gave...

I can’t imagine a more stressful drive up for my parents in law.   They said at some points they could drive 70 miles per hour for 30 miles, then drive 10 miles an hour for the next 20.  I would be beside myself – just wanting to get to their only son as fast as they could. The last time I saw my parents in...

I kept my promise.  It’s a hectic morning around here, so I am taking a blog break today.  I also need to write a post where tears are not streaming down my face! So on a lighter note, I make the treats after our office Christmas party every year, and our luncheon is on Friday.  This is such a simple thing to do, but it’s...

A little over month ago, after Tony was approved for disability and we got a sizeable check for back pay for disability, Tony was the first one to declare that we needed a new roof.  Which is nothing new to us, we’ve known for the last few years that it needed to be completely replaced.  But as long time readers know, money was tight, I...

These last ten days have kind of been like a blur.  My Mom called them “undays” because it could a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, but in the end you can never really tell what day it is, as one just blends right into the next.  I need to kind of back track and write about the last ten days while it is fresh in my...

I realize that not everyone who follows my blog, follows me on Instagram or Facebook, so I thought I would post Tony’s obituary here.  With the help of my brother Charlie, I think it fits him (and us) perfectly. You all know my nickname is Biz, but every couple years Tony would add another name.  My middle name is Ann, so Tony called me Biz...

It’s been quite a surreal week.  I can’t even begin to describe it, so I am not going to try now.  Monday we thought a liver transplant was going to happen.  Tuesday we thought a liver and kidney transplant was going to happen.  Tuesday my step-son Joe surprised us with a visit – he made the plane reservations a couple weeks ago and had no...