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I remember when I bot a semety two Chevy from Bruce Wayne’s granddaddy Cecil said that after an hour or so of picking through the garage Wait a minute, I said, if you bought a 72 Chevy from Bruce Wayne’s granddaddy, the you bought it from my granddaddy’s twin brother Ramos! (yes, in 1903, these Read more

My heart broke a little recently Matt asked “I don’t understand why I couldn’t go” I am in Virginia on a sprint of a trip, 48 hours, to get the final bits and pieces of our “stuff” out of the house Its not, in the scheme of things, a lot, but some of it has Read more

I am new to this writing thing It won’t be long till I post my 60th blog Who would have known? Not me! How this happens has definitely evolved, is evolving I struggle with that Shouldn’t I select one way and stick to it? I am so used to structure, accounting has structure I’m venturing Read more

A weekend in Tahoe, a special weekend We are so grateful for the time spent with family. Sisters, brothers, cousins The gift of family is intensely meaningful to both of us It always has been, even more so now Matt was surrounded by a dozen people who know and love him deeply, care immensely for Read more

There is a poem, hand written, faded ink, in a frame: A Poem to Matthew He’s just a guy who can’t say no No matter what you ask Will you do this? can you do that? To him its not a task He does it with good humor He doe it with aplomb He always Read more

The other thing that came out of the appointment with his new doc was the true benefit of exercise and socialization Matt and I have sorted out a good list of exercise that we both enjoy here Monday, Wednesday, and Friday he boxes with Rock Steady (most of the time) Most in the Rock Steady Read more

Early in the blogs I was screaming out about his evening behaviors We thought it was anxiety and/or sundowners The behaviors keep me on edge, raise my stress levels, cause us to have unpleasent exchanges So our prior doc thought it was Sundowner’s syndrome and prescribed an anti-anxiety med which he felt would not interfere Read more

We met our new California Neurologist this week Change can be good I learned more, got more informative answers then any other doc appointment I came in prepared, I had 4 areas of questions Clearly, part of the visit needed to focus on establishing a new relationship We met with him for a bit over Read more

A lot of what Matt says now is nonsense As hard as it is to work through the mumbles Lean in to be closer to hear better Overcome my own hearing challenges (thanks Dad!) When I do hear his combo of words, they don’t often make sense Yesterday at breakfast, he was saying something about Read more

I submitted my truth to the Virginia Board of Accountancy in July I fell 30+ hours short of my education requirements due to the fact our lives were invaded by Uncle Lewy The VA Board of Accountancy had to determine what kind of disciplinary action they would take due to my self reported short fall Read more

We are under contract again It was a miracle, but something good did come out of the open house Saturday The current prospective buyers were the first ones to see it back in May Close date is mid-September, so fairly quick, no contingencies They used the home inspection from hell I am not holding my Read more

This weekend was a bit of a roller coaster ride Some highs, some lows, a few unexpected turns Saturday began with a punch list review of fix it things for our California house Yes we are renting….so I am grateful this isn’t my punch list to manage, but it was still exhausting Then, our Virginia Read more

It’s been quite the journey, trying to sell the Virginia house We still need to find a buyer A family to call the house a home Today is another open house, please pray obstacles, traffic, weather don’t keep that special family away Maybe they have a grandson who will be fascinated by the sand fiddlers Read more

May you be healthy May you find joy May you be safe May you live your life with ease One of the gifts Cheryl Hutto gave me during my coaching sessions in 2024 was this Meta meditation The line that took me to my knees was about living with ease I could feel it, taste Read more

Woke up to a voicemail from the Isle of Wight Sheriff’s Office Called the number provided for the deputy, got his voicemail On my way to my annual physical with my doc, sheriff’s office calls back Apparently, I didn’t show up for a grand jury hearing, failed to do my civic duty Sorry, what? Mam, Read more

Gus is Lori & Mark’s dog He is a beautiful golden retriever Still a bit of a puppy, only 2 1/2 years old They came for a poolside happy hour Lori warned me as soon as Gus got into the pool gate, he would be immediately in the pool And she was right, not a Read more

I run up against courage limitations in the strangest places There are many resources out there for “adult day care” or “respite” offerings Most are at senior type centers News flash: both Matt and I don’t see ourselves as seniors….but we do appreciate the Tuesday discount at the grocery and hardware store (a dose of Read more

I love getting into morning conversations with myself Matt’s continuing to relax in bed Sheba is in and out of the house I sit in my little corner, my nest, doing my thing Journaling, reading, digesting, conversing with myself Using my whole brain, not just the front left lobe which wants to take over and Read more

There is something about an afternoon nap Matt dozes off on the regular, in the car, sitting up right on the couch For me, that doesn’t work well…… I need the full horizontal, covers on Is it age or is it a desire to hide from the world, shut down? Probably all the above Most Read more

When a friend shares a wonderful piece of their life with me, it helps lift me up from my immediate circumstances Mary fully retired end of June She is traveling in beautiful places Italy’s lake region Shores of Croatia Seeing them thru pictures shared, explore, enjoy, be happy, is a gift shared Gary just shared Read more