Tag Archives: Annapolis
Due date
July 14th, 2008 was my due date. Kiddo was showing no signs of budging, so John and I did exactly everything we shouldn’t have done… we went to Annapolis… probably a good hour maybe more away from the hospital. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, Chipotle, Due Date, firefighters, John, Nathaniel
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Downgrading
Typically in life, you upgrade… newer car… bigger house… you know… “the American dream.” When you’re a widow… not only are so many dreams crushed-gone… over… D E A D– you also have to deal with the reality that there … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, Artwork, Baltimore Ravens, cancer, Compressor, Downgrade, freezer, GE, LiveStrong, Magnets, melanoma, Ravens, Refrigerator, Remington, Squall, wedding, Winnie, Winston
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In his own words- “About me” from his website- UnOfficial CFCRS Web Page
Yes! That little silhouette is me! I am getting ready to enter a training fire. If there is one thing I love to do (other than fight fire, of course) it is to take training. I love to learn. And … Continue reading
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Last photos
I was working on a photo project today and ended up in tears. Partially from looking at healthy photos of John and hating how melanoma took away his life. It changed him from a strong active, healthy man into a … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Events in honor of John, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Stage IV
Tagged AFD, Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, cancer, damn melanoma, danm cancer, fucking cancer, fucking melanoma, John, last photos, Mary, melanoma, Nathaniel, sense of humor, Team Smitty, Team Smitty Fundraiser, the guy in the hat, wonderful memories
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In his own words– Rope rescue at AFD (with newspaper article)
I’ve been going through John’s e-mails and decided to look at his archived files. It’s interesting to see the things that he saved. I’ll share some that I find interesting. He included the text of the article from The Capital … Continue reading
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Annapolis trip
On November 1st, Eastport United Methodist Church had a celebration for All Saints Day. John was recognized. The day started early with feeding the horses and waking kiddo up to go. I met my friend, Kari, in Havre de Grace. … Continue reading
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All Saints Sunday at Eastport United Methodist Church
John will be one of the people recognized at Eastport United Methodist Church‘s All Saints Day Celebration on Sunday, Nov 1st. They will read names, project a photo, and ring a bell for church members and friends lost over the … Continue reading
Treasures left behind
Yesterday, I was looking at the flickr album to see if it would work to upload the video. I thought it was “my flickr.” It used the yahoo login that we shared. I never really got into the hang of … Continue reading
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Rainbows & Mourning Doves 