Archive for April, 2010
Friday, April 30th, 2010Funeral Parlors
I hate funerals and even more funeral parlors. Dead bodies don’t bother me. But the flowers, priests garbs hanging on the walls and pictures were bothersome. Even more bothersome was that my father’s cold body laid in a coffin and hardly anything about him was recognizable. He was recognizable in the hospital over the past […]
Friday, April 30th, 2010Life and death summed up in a few paragraphs
Colin was seven or eight years older than me – I don’t know for sure because I don’t know his birthday. I know he was seven or eight because he had made his communion in the Summer of 1971 on the same day I was christened. Colin couldn’t make his communion with his class […]
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010RIP Dad – April 28th 2010
The Greatest Man I Never Knew (hear it here) by: Richard Leigh – performed by: Reba McEntire The greatest man I never knewLived just down the hallAnd everyday we said helloBut never touched at allHe was in his paperI was in my roomHow was I to know he thought I hung the moonThe greatest man I never […]
Monday, April 26th, 2010Knowing
I spoke to the male nurse taking care of my father. He had sad news for me. Expected, but sad.
Saturday, April 24th, 2010In the Zone
On Wednesday, my students received their report cards. Their grades are fantastic as I teach an incredible group of kids. When I was done giving out the cards, I looked around the room and I didn’t see the happy faces that I thought I would see. I asked them what they thought of their grades. […]
Saturday, April 17th, 2010Change of Rooms
He changed rooms. Usually this means that there is an improvement. But I’ve seen this happen a lot at Lutheran. Someone looks like they are getting better, but they really aren’t. We’ll see
Friday, April 16th, 2010Say What You Need to Say
Tonight I went to the hospital to see someone I haven’t spoken to in 10 years. I was very close to this person most of my life. And I didn’t want to go and see this person. I didn’t feel like it and I didn’t want to be part of drama. But I went because […]
Monday, April 5th, 2010Blessings which extend too long
We had our first Easter dinner in our home. We ate great food and the house was filled with laughter. One of our friends said grace and she thanked God for our house and then was saying some sweet words over our home. She ended it with, “Lord, may Marlene & Leon have 100 more wonderful […]
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Sorority Life
I love the game Sorority Life on Facebook. It’s fun and at times the fast past is exciting.After playing for awhile I decided I needed some hacks and cheats.I missed playing on key days and needed help finding the egg from the collection. If you miss a gift in the collection, you can’t get the […]