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and yet another irony and an interesting occurance…
On Saturday, the vet wanted to see Winnie again for more fluids and some pills to increase her appetite. I stopped by, met a woman with a Bernese Mountain Dog who apparently didn’t realize that neutering meant testicles were removed. … Continue reading
One year ago today…
One year ago today at this time, I was a wife. Before evening, I was a widow. A lot of reflecting, soul searching, memories, and tears have taken place over the last few weeks. Yesterday, thinking about the circle of … Continue reading
Posted in Life after John's Death, Nathaniel
Tagged circle of life, flowers, grave, John, memories, Nathaniel, peace, reflecting, soul searching, tears, widow, wife
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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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Tagged 100 miles, Amber, Ann, Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, cap, CFCRS, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, courage, eager anticpation, flickr, Florida, grand am, heritage, history, inspiration, memories, Philly LiveStrong Challenge, Remi, respected, strength, Truck Committee
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“I’ll Wait for You”
I was driving today and flipped to WXCY, the local country station. I grew up listening to country music, but I’ve moved away from it the last several years. Song- “I’ll Wait For you” Artist- Joe Nichols This song came … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Family, Firefighting, Friends, Horses, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Stage IV
Tagged 48 years, AFD, Ann, Annapolis Fire Department, bike, club level, Club Level PSL, Cycling, Dave, die alone, familar face, fear, gate, gravestone, handsome, Heaven, hospital, I'll Wait for You, IL2, Joe Nichols, John, last night together, lonely, Mary Emily, Mary Emily Brown, memories, nasy side effects, Nathaniel, PSL, Ravens, re-marry, rich, The Lake House, wicked side effects
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Funeral pics are up on www.leakycreek.com- Part I
Sigh. I’m trying to get some odds and ends wrapped up before I go back to work. I know when I go back to work, I’ll be exhausted and tired and will have little free time. I’ve tried numerous times … Continue reading
Posted in Leaky Creek, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV, Uncategorized
Tagged academy, Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, beautiful sights, behind the scenes, black drapes, brothers, Cecil County, Charlie, Chester County, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, detached, double rainbow, double rainbows, drapes, eternally greatful, exhausted, faith, firefighter, flag, flowers, hail, half mast, Harford County, honor guard, Lancaster County, leakycreek.com, Love Always, Mary, Mary Ann Kyte, memories, Nathaniel, photo board, photographer, photos, rain, rainbow, rainbows, religous, Right Now, Rising Sun, Robert Fulton, sharing memories, shining boots, Standby, standby crews, Station 8, tired, truck, Van Halen, viewing
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Hanging on
After feeding Nathaniel his breakfast, I’m loading the dishwasher and my mind starts to wander. I think to myself, why is it so hard to move on and let go. I’m talking little things- not saying that I should move … Continue reading
Posted in Life after John's Death, Nathaniel
Tagged antique, car, collect, hang on, hanging on, Horses, John, junk, LiveStrong, LiveStrong shirt, memories, Nathaniel, packing up clothes, tears
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Odd…
This AM, I wake up early with something on my mind. In my head I’m formulating putting together a Photo Book for Nathaniel in memory of his father. I’m thinking of what to include for text, photos, how to organize, … Continue reading
Posted in John, Nathaniel
Tagged cat, memories, Nathaniel, photo book, sleeping, widows, Winnie
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Philly LiveStrong Challenge coming up…
ThePhilly LiveStrong Challenge is coming up on Sunday. John was a strong supporter of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He admired Lance as a cyclist & admired his dedication to fighting cancer. John & I once had a conversation where he said … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Events in honor of John, LiveStrong Challenge, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV
Tagged bike, cancer, Cycling, dad, fighting, Firefighting, job, Lance Armstrong, LiveStrong Challenge, lymph node, melanoma, memories, pedal on, PET/CT, Philly, skin cancer, surgery, Team Smitty, trial, vaccine
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Hello world!
I’ve decided to start a blog. Mainly as a way of healing… a way of coping with my husband’s death. John passed away 3 weeks ago, yesterday from melanoma. John was the love of my life and the two of us … Continue reading
Rainbows & Mourning Doves 