Today is Sunday, my normal posting day. Mom said that this is a special Sunday. It is Easter. She said that for many people it is a special religious day. For others, it is a secular holiday with the Easter bunny hiding eggs and giving baskets of candy and toys. Mom told us that when her human children were younger, the Easter bunny hid dried … Continue reading Part 137 – Easter

Mom has been a little quiet since the party she had for Dad. She gave away the extra sloppy joe mix to the Shepard’s Supper she attends weekly. That dinner gets her out of the house and forces her to mix with other people each week. She took left over salads to a friend who’s husband was very sick in the hopes they might encourage … Continue reading Part 136 – Mom’s Quiet

As I told you in my last post, Mom was having a celebration luncheon for Dad yesterday on my normal posting day. As predicted, she locked Missy, Miko and I in the van while most of her friends were here. Missy got to come in before Brian left. She really loves Brian and wanted to give him kisses. She told me that she got distracted. … Continue reading Part 135 – Dad’s Celebration

Mom has been cleaning. She said it is partly her annual Spring cleaning, partly getting ready to add a housemate when we return after our Spring trip, and partly for the party we will have Sunday to celebrate Dad’s life. When she is planning to have guests in the house, I know that she tries to clean off what she calls the “flat places.” They … Continue reading Part 134 – A Party for Dad

Mom has done it again. I want to post on Sundays and Wednesdays, but we haven’t been doing that. I know that today is Monday. That is the day after Sunday. I knew what I wanted to say, but she kept telling me “Later.” Monday is clearly later. I love her, but sometimes she disappoints me. I really should have expected such treatment. She was … Continue reading Post 133 – Does it Again

My Mom has been neglecting my blog. I think she needs better time management. I know she has something she calls allergies. She said that the ongoing wind has increased the dust and pollen in the air. It makes it more difficult for her to breathe which in then makes her tired. We have gone to bed before 8:30 every night this last week. She … Continue reading Post 132 – Time Management

Over the weekend we had rain. I usually don’t mind a rainy day, because that usually means that Mom spends more time watching TV while she works on one of her quilts or currently the tee-shirt baskets. If she is sitting, I consider it my job to assist her. I like to sit on her lap while she works. The rain has stopped and the … Continue reading Post 131 – The Weather

My dad liked to wear sleeveless tee-shirts. I have heard this type of tee-shirt called a muscle shirt, but I can’t see that applying to my dad. He did not have big muscles in his upper arms. I didn’t care because he had enough muscles to pick me up, so I could snuggle with him at his shoulder. I liked that the tee-shirts were soft, … Continue reading Part 130 – Tee-Shirts

The is no way around it – my mom is weird. I love her dearly, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is weird. She is a published author. I like that because she helps me write these posts. I suffered through listening to her romance novels as she edited them. I didn’t mind the kissing parts, but there are parts I don’t understand. … Continue reading Part 129 – My Mom is Weird

The night Dad died, Miko, Missy and I stayed close to Mom. We knew she needed us there. Dad had needed us earlier in the day, but we then needed to devote our attention to Mom. The hospice lady told Mom that she was about in embark on what they called the Year of Firsts. A few days later, Mom had her first New Year’s … Continue reading Part 128 – Another of Her Firsts