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1 More beach trip

I know I don’t blog as much as I should, but that is because I am putting my writing to better use for the present time.  I will discuss that in detail in a later post.  But as mentioned in … Continue reading

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Another Family Vacation…minus 1

We just recently returned from our 2nd ever beach trip without Doug.  It was equally as an emotional trip as the 1st, that happened last year.  I have said before, the beach holds so many memories, from vacations Doug would … Continue reading

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That Missing Piece

I know so much of what I write about is in regards to the boys and sports, but it keeps us busy and busy is welcome in our lives.  We are now finishing up our Spring season of baseball with … Continue reading

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Life update

Braddock and Sawyer finished up their 2nd season of playing basketball and went directly into their 8th season of baseball (If my math is right, though they are 6, I’m counting spring and fall seasons and all-stars).  It does not … Continue reading

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I wish I had written this

This is from a new widow’s blog http://fiercewidow.com/2016/02/18/78-days/ And its perfect (I took a few things our that don’t relate to me but otherwise I could not have written a more accurate description of life now): “My days consist of … Continue reading

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V-Day

V-Day. sounds so similar to D-Day.  It is a day that I dread.  A day that is celebrated with spouses and date nights and small tokens to show love to one another.  It is my 2nd V-Day without Doug.  Before … Continue reading

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An empty can of deodorant

It doesn’t take much to remind me of Doug.  I am generally thinking about him almost every waking moment of my days.  As time goes by I find it harder to know that life is moving on without him.   The … Continue reading

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365

(I began writing this post on September 23, but only now, a month later, can sit down and complete it.) 365 days. 1 Entire year. The length of time its been since Doug was so brutally and tragically taken from … Continue reading

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Kindergarten begins…

Today is the day… the boys’ 1st day of Kindergarten. They have counted down to this day for months…”big school” as they call it. I did okay at drop off. Thankfully our principal allowed parents to walk kids in on … Continue reading

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Kindergarten Camp

Yesterday was Kindergarten Camp at the elementary school the boys will be attending beginning next week. They met their teachers and attended for half the day and ate lunch, followed by riding their after school care bus to the program … Continue reading

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