Tag Archives: Friends
Out of the Mouths of Babes- Friends
We’re watching a presentation on “Forgotten Fair Hill.” The room is packed. Before I signed up for the presentation, I had checked to make sure kiddo would be welcome and we were cleared, so I signed up. If there is … Continue reading
Photo a Day 12-5-10
I’m still not in the Christmas spirit… I’ve tried listening to Christmas music… nothing… not even that silly goofy, “I want an Hippopotamus for Christmas.” I’ve looked at lights… pretty… but nothing… I went to Longwood Gardens- again BEAUTIFUL, but … Continue reading
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Tagged "John" angel, AFD, angel, Annapolis Fire Department, cinnamon ornaments, Friends
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Photo a Day 11-25-10
We spent this Thanksgiving with friends. For dinner we ate at The Union Hotel. The company was tremendous and the food fabulous and no clean up or preparation needed. I’m thinking this wouldn’t be a bad tradition to start!
Seeing his handwriting…
I worked on getting the computer desk cleaned up. I didn’t get too far. I came across a post it note that John had written some notes on. Two names I didn’t recognize and phone numbers, some numbers that made … Continue reading
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Tagged bawl, Chinese, Chinese order, Chinese take out, cleaned up, Friends, handwriting, John, names, phone numbers, post it note, scrap of paper
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Celebrities suffer grief too, “Patrick Swayze’s Wife Shares, “I can still feel his hand in mine.”
Patrick Swayze’s Wife Shares, “I can still feel his hand in mine.” For the first time since her husband, Patrick Swayze, lost his battle with cancer, Lisa Niemi talks about their poignant last two years together and the amazing lifetime … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Horses, Life after John's Death, LiveStrong Challenge, Nathaniel
Tagged "I can still feel his hand in mine", amazed, cancer, commonalities, crash, cry, Death is not fair, discomfort, fair weather friends, Friends, grief, grow up, John, Leaky Creek, Leaky Creek Farm, Life is not fair, Lisa Niemi, Nathaniel, never complained, never felt sorry, never giving up, Patrick Swayze, peaks, ranch, strength, sunny spots, through thick and thin friends, thunderstorms, tough critter, unbelievable, unpredictable, valleys, We have to make our own ride, why me moments
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Thanksgiving
Today, we celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving- a holiday which we’re told was initially celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Indians to give thanks for bountiful harvests. Today, Thanksgiving is typically a celebration with friends and family where we stuff ourselves full … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Family, Friends, Horses, Leaky Creek, Life after John's Death, LiveStrong Challenge, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV
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Baby steps
Sometimes it takes a 14 month old boy to bring true knowledge to your life. My friend and c0-worker, Beth, & her husband, John, treated us to dinner at Applebees. Afterward we stopped by work to visit briefly with my … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV
Tagged Anniversary, apart, baby steps, bitersweet, epiphany, fear, Friends, good front, heart ached, hesitation, John, life, loneliness, love, Nathaniel, pics, pictures, Roses, sleeping, smiles, tears, true knowledge, work
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Random thought about Heaven
I’ve been busy the last few days and really need to add some updates, but I had a random thought that seemed to need it’s own entry. Today, Mom & I slaved on cleaning the paddocks and run-ins. We moved … Continue reading
Ravens vs. Redskins
John was a big Ravens fan. For several years, he’d went to about a game a year with Charlie. I’d never went. It was time for John to go with his buddy and enjoy the game. When Nathaniel was born … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV
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Rainbows & Mourning Doves 