January 2012 Blog Posts (23)

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And time rolls on

I am visiting with family and it is strange being here without my husband. I am glad that I made the trip; just really feeling conspicuous and a little tired. Lots more memories without him here.

Christmas was surreal but I was surrounded by love and it helped so much. I miss Michael still but it is not the knot in my gut that it was. I have…

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Added by Brenda Doughty on January 2, 2012 at 10:54pm — No Comments

A sweater

My daughter and grandchildren came home for the holidays.  I knew I  needed to give her something meaningful of her dads and I knew it needed to be the sweater he wore so much the last month of his life.  It hadnt been washed and still has a feint hint of Tom.  It has been folded in his dresser since I brought it home the morning he passed away.  I would take it out and hold it and cry into it more times than I can count.  And yet I knew it was the one thing his daughter wanted to have.  So…

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Added by anna l. on January 1, 2012 at 7:02pm — No Comments

What I wish that people knew what's going on behind my closed doors...

Warning. If you don't wish to hear anger, disappointment, a pity party, and down-right anger, stop reading now.

I am so sick of purging and packing I could scream. Everything has just come to a grinding stop.  I'm overwhelmed. Every time I go to the mailbox there is another bill I can't pay. I can never get ahead of the process. I can't seem to stay organized and continually misplace things.  I'm easily distracted. No family around, and acquaintances never offer any…

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Added by Mariann Bamberger on January 1, 2012 at 12:46pm — 4 Comments

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