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Continue reading →: Day 2… what a day!
Today at school, all was going well…..I was getting back into the swing of things.,…and trying to catch up from being out most of last week. Then, I was sitting at my computer at 12:50 PM working on my Entourage calendar, and my computer screen went black…..as did my classroom. …
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Continue reading →: pure exhaustion….
i survived the 1st day of school! I actually had fun, and it was great to see the kids again as well as my fabulous colleagues……BUT I am just fried! I came home this afternoon and put on my pajamas at 5 pM! So, I am heading off to bed………it’s…
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Continue reading →: thoughts…
My mom and dad just left this afternoon. They came up from Chicago to visit us and help us out. THANK YOU! I just wrote out 40 some thank you cards for memorials and flowers for Mom S’s funeral. There are a whole lot more to do…but I did…
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Continue reading →: Thank you!
We are exhausted… today was Mom’s funeral. It was beautiful and so many people came to share in the day. The support from friends and family has been overwhelming! All of you are so amazing! I am tired, so I am heading to bed…..I just wanted to share a quick…
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Continue reading →: For Mom…
Here is Mom’s obituary that was in the paper today… please sign the online guestbook if you get a chance. I’ll be sure to share that with all of her family as entries come in. Click here for her obituary and online guestbook. Thank you once again for all of…
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Continue reading →: Safely Home…
God called his beautiful angel home early this morning. Mom passed away a little after 1 AM, surrounded by her husband, their three children and her sister. Punky woke up a bit before 1 AM screaming for me and wanted to merely be held for quite awhile, and it turns…
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Continue reading →: Monday…
Pardon me while I type…the tears are free flowing this evening. It’s starting to sink in that Mom’s not going to be around much longer. She is still hanging in there as I type tonight. She is so unbelievably strong. Hubby called me several times during the night. I…
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Continue reading →: Sunday
This will be short as I must go pick up Punky and get him home and bathed…we’re trying to keep life as normal as possible for him right now. Our time is definitely limited with her…so we’ve all been coming and going all day. Please keep us in your prayers.…
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Continue reading →: Saturday PM
God is gently and quietly calling her home this evening… she is slipping so quickly away from us, but we know this upcoming separation is only temporary…we will see her again. It is so sad to watch her go through this, but tonight Peggy, the hospice nurse, was able to…
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Continue reading →: Friday’s Update
Another day that I am at a loss for words on here… We visited Mom tonight… and it was just so sad. She had some issues this morning and was given more morphine and such, so when we got to her tonight she was pretty tired and kept falling asleep.…
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