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Day 65 – Shaken Martini – Mom again

I visited with my mom again last night, and despite my best efforts, I ended up with a drive home accompanied by some tears, loud music, fast driving, and windows down.  I was emailing with LD a little...

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Day 77 – Dirty Martini – Potty Mouth

Yesterday was J’s birthday party.  It was a couple weeks after his actual birthday, but it was the soonest I could have it. Yesterday morning we ran around getting the cake and a few other things for...

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Day 111 – Me First Martini – Please Affix Your Oxygen Mask First

It’s been a rough few days, I’ve been sick again.  It seems like I’ve been sick a lot lately, but in looking at the way I have been running around like a beheaded chicken, I guess I should not be all...

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Day 145 – Ocean Martini – Waves, carry me away

J and I visited with my mom yesterday.  Originally, I told her I would bring her to my house on Saturday for a little visit.  I ended up with a cold, and scrapped that idea.  When we arrived yesterday,...

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Day 165 – Festive Martini – Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! It was a long day.  I am snuggled up on the couch with my favorite dog ever, my little Jack Russell Terrible, Bella.  Last night was the first Christmas Eve that J didn’t have both of...

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Day 180 – Dry Martini – Empty Well

The word well is empty lately.  What I want to write feels fractured and disjointed, but I will try. There is change on the horizon in terms of moving on, making decisions, starting over, picking up...

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Day 202 – Solace Martini – Hometown

(picture of Casper Shafer’s house, the founding father of Stillwater, NJ) Today was one of those unavoidable days – they happen from time to time.  I had a meeting at the nursing home to discuss my...

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Day 206 – Sad Martini – Mom

I have been grappling all day with how to approach this entry.  Is there a way to write about death in a manner that is not morbid or depressing?  I am not sure that is possible.  I am not even going...

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Day 209 – Dark Martini – Endings

It is after 2 am.  I haven’t written in a few days because well, my heart has been hurting.  My mom is dying.  We are all dying, but her ending is a bit more imminent.  I received a phone call on...

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