Tag Archives: house

Sometimes it’s not about the money…

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Mary K. Smith

I hope to think, that in most cases in my life, it’s not about the money. To me, money is something that is necessary to be able to do the things that I like and to live the lifestyle that … Continue reading →

Posted in Horses, Leaky Creek, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV | Tagged Amber, Barbaro, farm, house, John, Leaky Creek, money, New Bolton, Remi, sometimes it's not about the money, Squall, Stage IV, Tiny, Willow, Wilson, Winston, worry | 1 Comment

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

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 | Tagged AFD, amazing, Annapolis Fire Department, babysitter, bath, born, bountiful harvests, Cats, church, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, delightful, die, doctors, easy going, enjoy life, Family, family support, farm, father, February, food coma, Friends, fundraiser, great father, great marriage, happy family, healthy, heartache, holding hand, hole in my heart, Horses, house, hug my kid, illness, Indians, inner peace, John, kid, life goes on, life was good, little things don't matter, LiveStrong Challenge, loneliness, maintenance, medical personnel, melanoma, mental pep talk, middle that counts, mowed, Nathaniel, Nathaniel's laugh, no always easy, not always clean, not always pretty, nurses, one life, pet critters, Pilgrims, ramp, re-building, retire, ride my horses, sarcasm, son, Stage IV, star, stuff ourselves, sun rises, sun sets, take a walk, Thanksgiving, true love, turkey, visit, wonderful, wonderful man, wonderful memories | 2 Comments

Those little things that you don’t expect…

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

I went to a friend’s child’s baptism yesterday. It was in the church where they got married. I had been her Maid of Honor and John had been one of his groomsmen. I didn’t expect to get emotionally hit, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV | Tagged 40th wedding anniversary, air dry, awesome parent, baby wipes, baptism, blowing noses, church, cried, daddy's eyes, date, emotions, fall in love, few good men, find a great one, get married, glamor gal, great marriage, groomsmen, happy little family, house, I didn't raise you like that, John, kisses, kleenex, late, life isn't fair, likenesses, loose, low maintenance, Maid of Honor, married, milk, Nathaniel, puffs, reception, relationship, resemblances, sleep, slow, sob, son, star, thinker, twigs, unzipped, vowels, wiping tears | 1 Comment

One of those days…

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

I’m having one of those days. I’m having one of those weeks. I didn’t write yesterday because I wasn’t sure how to write something without coming out sounding really, really down and I don’t want to be that way. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Horses, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV | Tagged bawled, ceiling fan, child, dating, dog, dream, fake smile, goal, HATE, home depot, house, John, life goes on, married, Nathaniel, one of those days, pioneer woman, pioneering spirit, rock, sounding board, white picket fence, Wilson, Winston | Leave a comment

When does it get easier?

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

I’ll be honest. The last two days have been rough. I don’t know why, but they have. Maybe it’s because I was so looking forward to the Challenge & now it’s over. Throughout John’s illness I’ve been so driven… and … Continue reading →

Posted in Stage IV | Tagged Challenge, child care, dream, freezer, generator, gut, Horses, house, John, John Deere, Nathaniel, research, rough, scholarship fund, tractor, work | Leave a comment

One calendar month since I lost my husband…

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

and became that dreaded “W” word. WIDOW… Sigh. I never thought I’d be a widow at 33 years of age. From http://www.dictionary.com as it applies to me… wid⋅ow –noun 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Horses, John, Leaky Creek, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV | Tagged bird, cancer, death, dentist, doggie, dork, Dr. Stottlemeyer, eye doctor, fight, Horses, house, insurance, kitty, love, love of my life, melanoma, memory, money, mourning doves, Nathaniel, rainbows, Rascal, Ravens, relationship, responsible party, saddness, sense of humor, smart ass, widow, Willow, Wilson, Winnie, Winston | 2 Comments