To a land where joys will never end, she flew away........
My mom's much anticipated entrance into eternity came on June 16th. Although her short battle with bone cancer was somewhat brief, it could have been so much worse. I have been around death quite a bit...
View ArticleCardiac rehab, coughs and Chicagoland camp
My job in cardiac rehab is going great. It's a very pleasant working environment. I remember when I started filling in there about 6 years ago, I came home to fix supper, and while I was spreading...
View ArticleWhere to even begin??
This has been such an unpredictable, different kind of summer for my family. In the beginning Ben was away housesitting, Julianne was gone for a week to the Daughters of Virtue camp, 2 weeks for a trip...
View ArticleTen minutes isn't very long
That's about how long I got to see Ben and Julianne yesterday. Julianne and I had a very smooth trip down to FL on Friday, except for about the last hour and a half when she took her seatbelt off and...
View ArticleHappy birthday to Ju
After 3 days of labor, Julianne was born on Labor Day!! She is 18 years old today. Since I did a tribute of sorts on Ben's birthday, I thought I'd do the same for Julianne since we are apart, and I've...
View ArticleJanet's husband speaks (not right).....writes (right!)
The only thing more humiliating than a wife asking a husband to update her blog, is the husband actually agreeing to do it. One word will suffice here: Pathetic. Janet has been busy with all kinds of...
View ArticleAbout my husband.........
I realized after my husband updated for me, that I don't mention him as much as I do Ben, Julianne, and Luke, so here goes.......... Although our paths crossed at least a few times in our teenage...
View ArticleNovember?!
How can it be? I am enjoying the cool, crisp mornings that we have been having, and looking forward to having Ben and Julianne come home for the Thanksgiving break. It's my favorite holiday. And my...
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Testing
After many failed attempts on my own to post a picture (even using numerous Pleonast helps), and after a brief inservice with Julianne.......here goes.......... That is my husband, Bill. Please refer...
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Thank you [Amy|titansfan0827]!!!!!!
For quite some time, I have been trying to conquer my many, many failed attempts at posting a picture by myself on Pleonast. I had tried all of the 'help' sites with no success; however, tonight, Amy...
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Catching up
This is the closest to being caught up that I have felt for a very long time. Sometimes I feel like my life is stuck in the fast forward mode. So I'll just enjoy the moment for now. I have a brother in...
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10 lb. 11 oz.
Twenty years ago today. That's how much he weighed. Hence the nickname--Big Ben!! "Behold, children are a gift of the Lord......." Psalm 127:3 Amen!! While attempting to train our children, we have...
View ArticleMurder, suicide, music and Florida!!
Not a cheery title, I know. About a week and a half ago, my former boss from the jail was murdered. She was trying to divorce her husband and had a restraining order out against him. He was following...
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"There is a time for everything,...
and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot...." Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 For my family, I guess this is the season of change....
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I blinked..........
and the summer was gone! In my last post, Bill and Luke were counting down the days until school was out, and now they've been back in for the past 2 1/2 weeks. Some of the more 'challenging' 3rd...
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Since we don't live in Texas........
we didn't expect to look out our back door to see this when we returned from worship this morning. Bill and Luke skipped lunch and worked all afternoon. My brother-in-law came over from Auburn with his...
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Eight interesting (?) things about me: 1. I love palpating veins and starting IV's. 2. Both of my ankles were broken in a car wreck when I was 2 years old. 3. I was bitten by a cougar when I lived in...
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Luke Thomas Metzger
aka Luke Tomahawk, Luigi, Lu 15 years old tomorrow Having two children leave home for college, I am so thankful to still have Luke around for a few more years. He fills our lives with sunshine and our...
View ArticleAt some point
I love the moment at the airport after we have picked up Ben and Julianne that I usually realize...."Wow! I really don't need to carry this cell phone with me everywhere I go for a while, because my...
View ArticleGoodbye Rattlesnake!!!
My husband, Luke and I stood at our kitchen window this afternoon watching as someone drove off in Julianne's little red Ford Focus. She bought it right before her senior year in high school. Luke...
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