Author Archives: twicethekisses

on June 10th I posted this to my Facebook page: So Doug’s truck is finally home. In our driveway. Thanks to my brother in law and sis in law for keeping it these past 8 months. Thanks to my father … Continue reading →

So Sunday June 21 has now come and gone. Our 1st Father’s Day without Doug as well as our 12th Wedding Anniversary. Complete and honest truth…it was the hardest day thus far for me since Doug was murdered on September … Continue reading →

In speaking back and forth with the directors at the boys’ school (and by “speaking” I mean via emails because I even cried nonstop typing the conversation, I most definitely couldn’t have it in person), it came about that tomorrow … Continue reading →

We just came back from our 1st family beach vacation without Doug. I cried more on that trip than I have in a while, usually after everyone was asleep. I sat on the balcony 1 night and it hit me … Continue reading →

So Mother’s Day has come and gone. It wasn’t the same without the man who made me a mom. We went to church. We ate at my favorite restaurant, Konomi. And we visited Doug’s grave site. At his site I … Continue reading →

Just an update of our forever changed lives, in no certain order. One recent morning both boys woke discussing their dreams of their Daddy (yes, they now both sleep with me, as my king sized bed is not meant for … Continue reading →

I learned another life lesson in sole parenting tonight. Even baseball practice with 2 five-year-olds by myself is hard. When 1 kiddo would be on the field and the other was in the batting cages and I am torn as … Continue reading →

A few things that I have learned since become a widow: 1. Have a will written. No matter if you are only 33 years old and you think you have an entire lifetime ahead of you. You never know what … Continue reading →

Doug and I met in the 5th grade when he moved from a few hours away. We became friends in the 9th grade when he was a wrestler for the Hewitt-Trussville Junior High team and I was a MatMaid for … Continue reading →