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Well, fortunately, my dad will be coming home next week with hospice care. I know he'll be happier. At least he can sit outside on the deck and be together with my mother. Unfortunately, I had to bring my mom to the emergency this past week. I hope the year gets better, but I'm not anticipating it. I'll keep my optimistic attitude going and si… read more

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Okay, after spending an extra day in Arizona while my dad was ill due to weather, I am sitting in Newark Airport waiting for my plane to come in from Baltimore. It's 4:00 P.M. I HAD a 11:30 flight. We won't be leaving until 5:15 - - so they say!!!!! The sky WAS blue and now it is getting cloudy again. I probably won't get in until midnight wit… read more

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I've been a bit of a slacker on this site lately due to the illness of my father, Lance having a partial ACL tear which requires surgery and everything else going on. It seems like things always pile up at once. I think I'll start writing more journals next week since I enjoy the discussions. read more

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Isn't it nice to sign in only to find a very nasty message in my in box calling me an a-hole for giving my opinions, opinions that this person disagrees with. Wow - - I didn't know that we couldn't give opinions on this site. I must have missed that rule! People can be so pleasant, can't they? As my parents told me, if you have nothing nice to s… read more

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Went to visit my mom yesterday to cook her dinner. It's interesting how you can raise children, have the same genetic make-up and be so different. It just goes to prove how experience and the environment also affect our behavior. I cooked fresh skate and fluke filets, sauteed fresh peas with scallions and baked potatoes. My sister would have ma… read more