Mom
Happy Birthday Mom! I know she would have loved the party but not the advancing age. I always thought of her as a little kookie, creative and a wheeler dealer. She was smart, tall, thin and beautiful. One of the greatest gifts she gave me was the confidence to do anything I wanted. She always […]
Hole In My Heart
She’s still gone. My Didi. There’s a giant hole in my heart. Of course it doesn’t help that it was the anniversary of my Mom’s death the day after Didi died. Why do all the people I love die in June? What’s up with that? I used to love June. Summer starts, school is out, […]
Heartbroken
Didi Lee Capucine Merenda 2/22/2004 – 6/28/2012 Didi died this morning. In her sleep. I was asleep. Actually, I woke up to a moan/groan noise. I knew it was Didi so my alert went up. I straightened my leg and felt wetness on my foot. Immediately I thought she might have thrown up on the […]
Dad
I know I just mentioned my Dad on Memorial Day but today is the anniversary of his passing. June 6, 2010. It was not unexpected or shocking but I was still shaken to the core. The intense family drama surrounding the intensity of watching my tall, strong and capable father die was overwhelming. Although it […]
