June is Busting Out All Over!! Hello to my Blog family! Thank you for reading and supporting my blog for the past five years! As you may remember from reading, June used to be my favorite month, but that hasn’t been so during the past few years. It used to be the month of anniversaries, birthdays, and the beginning of summer! Then, it became the reminder of heartache and divorce. Five years ago, that was the beginning of my next chapter. Today, the day before June 1…I announce to you that June has become my favorite month again! This month, I’ll remember those days, but only naturally. My wedding anniversary and my divorcary (I know, it’s not really a word!), will come and go and I will be just fine! No, I’ll be great! June 1, I will begin receiving care from Medicare! I will be traveling with my daughter for a mother/daughter trip mid-June, and I will celebrate 65 later in the month! Well, actually, I'll celebrate all month! Life for me is good. I am fortunate to have ...
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What a difference a week makes… Last week at this time, I was in Washington, DC with Dad, enjoying our Honor Flight trip with 188 other people. It was an amazing day and honestly, we were both overwhelmed with how many people cared and supported us before, during and after this journey. It’s been a wild ride since we returned, close to midnight last night. With that being said, I had hoped to get a blogpost out last Thursday, but something didn’t feel right while I was trying to summarize our day. I felt like I was trying to do a summary of a 20-hour trip on two pages and my words were boring me, so I knew they would bore you too. Many of you have been to Washington, DC and I am certain that you have seen many of the monuments. If you haven’t, you should. It’s a treat to have so much of our history in one place and free of charge. I can vouch for the thousands of 8 th graders that have visited during the tail end of the school year…many were there while we were. To re-ha...
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Let’s Catch Up! Tonight, I’m trying to decide what to write about and I feel like I have a few things that I need to follow up on, so here we go! Derby is over …It was less hectic for me this year but still a great week! The city did really well and despite the ugly news of shootings the past few weeks, it was a great weekend! Friends, food and drink and lots of watching the celebrations and festivities on TV. I did a little online gambling and have a small amount coming back to me! I didn’t win big but I didn’t lose!! The weather was good and at the end of Derby Day, a huge thunderstorm came through. Fortunately, I was home and relaxing from the week! Overall, a great Derby week! Next year, I want to try and make more plans, but then again, we’ll see how I’m feeling when it’s time to make those plans. Of course, the Coronation was a part of the day as well. As much as I enjoy the Royals, 5am was too early for me! I had to settle for the recorded version on Sunday afternoon...
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These are Two of My Favorite Things… Grandsons and Derby! Yes, these are two of my favorite things! I spent two nights/three days with my grandsons and returned home in time to enjoy Derby week. This week’s blog post must include a little of both!! First of course, the grandsons! Remember back in June when I thought I could never do an overnight babysitting gig again? I returned to Pittsburgh to take care of those toddlers for a couple of nights. I have to say, it was much more enjoyable this time around! Clearly, they are nearly a year older from last June, which helped immensely with communication. Although Adrian still speaks only a few words, Gabriel is a good translator and we figured it all out without issue! Their schedules were good and I was able to “bribe” them when needed with CeCe’s treat bag. This bag had fruit snacks, Rice Krispie treats, goldfish, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch bars. Gabriel is a good big brother and Adrian wants to do everything Gabriel...