Category Archives: Personal
Fractured: Just Like Riding A Unicycle (Again)
I’m a delicate badass. I don’t like pain, but when you’ve broken a few dozen bones (arms, hands, fingers, legs, toes, feet, multiple vertebrae, tailbone, collarbone, breast bone, skull, and some others I know I’m leaving out) multiple times you … Continue reading
A “Surprise” Visit: Showing My Youngest Brother Colorado
I am very proud of my home, both the home I’ve made with my husband and all the wonderful things in Colorado that Nebraska just doesn’t have. (No I am not talking about legalized marijuana. 😛 ) And last week … Continue reading
Posted in Family, food, home, nature, Personal, travel
Tagged "Estes Park", brother, family time, Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Glenwood Springs, quality time, Rollercoaster, trip, vacation, visit, X-men, X-Men: Apocalypse
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Four Years: Another Birthday Missed
Four years. That’s what it will be in ten days. Four years since I’ve seen, spoken to or really had any contact beyond the occasional email or text message where she wants something… where I can’t even be sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, People, Personal, Relationships
Tagged "child abuse", "toxic relationships", abuse, birthday, hope, love, no contact, oldest sibling, protective, sister
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I Exorcised The Peruvian Demon Inside Of Me
For the past 9+ days I’ve had a demon inside of me. That’s how it has felt for the last week. Hi, my name is Michael, and I am not any good at being sick. Not even a little. See … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, home, Life, Medical, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts
Tagged "immune system", catch up, chemo, Cold, Flu, humor, immunity, Peru, preexisting conditions, sick, vulnerable adult
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Three Things I Learned Going Through Photos Of The Last Five Years
For Mother’s Day I wanted to do something really special for our grandmothers (my husband, Roy’s, and mine). I had the “brilliant” (OMG it became such a thing it didn’t need to become, but it’s over now ) idea to … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Happy, home, Inspiration, Love, People, Personal, Relationships, Romance, travel
Tagged "Mother's Day", back in the day, getting older, grandmother", lessons, memories, photo album, Pics, shared moments, surprise, vacation
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