I feel like this week was a month long. I guess because of our less than 24 hour trip to San Diego to see LCpl Honda off on his deployment. Yes, it was hard and stressful but I am glad we went. My emotions are just now starting to come out. I miss him even [...]
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Comments OffThis week has been a bit stressful. My marine son was supposed to deploy last week but the ship had problems so that did not happen. Now we are doing Semper Gumby and waiting for the word to go. Since we have to pick up his car, we can not really make plans for any [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: bee sting, cinderella, deployment, marines, rattlesnake, recipe, Semper Gumby, sunday brunch, Tango, twins Comments OffI think everyone remembers what they were doing on September 11th 2001. Getting ready for work this morning and watching the images on TV really took me back to that day. I once again felt the shock, disbelief and the overwhelming sadness over the events that I witnessed. That morning in 2001 I was doing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 9//1, cinderella, LCpl Honda, remember, September 11th 2001 Comments OffYesterday, family and friends came together and we planted Lolly’s tree. The week before, I prayed for cooler weather and that prayer was answered. I was a little worried a major storm might interrupted the planting but that did not happen. The tree was a little bigger than I expected. I have a VW bug. The [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: angel, baby, boy, Butterfly, cinderella, Corvette, grandchild, Grandma M, Grandpa DingDon, Grief, LCpl Honda, Lolly Pop Kid, Orange Tree, Tango Comments OffMy daughter Cinderella wrote this awhile back because she can hardly bear people asking her if she is ok. Are you okay? A piece of my heart is gone forever, I am not okay. I may smile, laugh and make jokes, but I am not okay. The pain in my heart hurts so badly and [...]
My daughter, Cinderella is getting married next January. I have been searching the Internet for a dress. I want something simple, yet elegant. I want to blend with the wedding party, but I do not want to match them. The wedding colors are watermelon and teal. I read somewhere that the Mother-of-the-Bride should look regal. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: bridal shoes, cinderella, dress, mother of the bride, shoes, wedding, Zappos.com 1 Comment »On Sunday, August 2nd I baptized my daughter Cinderella and granddaughter Butterfly. I was most honored and did so in memory of my grandson, Lolly Pop Kid. We are the thirteenth group in the video. It was a wonderful day. You have to wait a few seconds. But it is worth it.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: baptism, Butterfly, cinderella, grandchild, Lolly Pop Kid, video Comments OffPeople keep asking me, “How are you doing?” I have a standard answer, “I’m ok.” Period. That’s it. I just don’t think they would understand if I blurted out, “I want to pull every hair out of my head!” or “I want to scream until no sound comes out.” or my personal favorite “I want [...]
Two years ago today Lolly Pop Kid was born. Today we celebrated his birthday without him. Two years ago today our lives were a little fuller. Today they are a lot emptier. Two years ago today I became a grandma for the second time. Today I feel stripped of that honor. Two years ago today [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: baby, birthday, boy, Butterfly, cinderella, grandchild, Lolly Pop Kid, Tango Comments OffI am writing this post to tell all that I probably won’t be blogging for awhile. On Tuesday my grandson, Lolly Pop Kid went to heaven. It was very sudden and unexpected. Our hearts are broken. We miss him so much. If you wish please say a prayer for his mommie, Cinderalla, his daddy, Tango [...]
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