Archive for July, 2009

when it rains…

A lot of life stuff has been going on here lately, so here’s a brief summary. 1. My kidney has apparently decided that 18 months between surgeries is enough.  It flared up last weekend, and I’m being tested to determine the extent of the upcoming surgery.  Stay tuned for that one.. 2. I’m going to [...]

The Elders

I haven’t soapboxed in a while. This one strikes a chord in me though. So while I apologize for not blogging much lately, I’m off  being the mother of the bride, planning, shopping, and trying to keep the rest of my life together, redesigning this site, and enjoying a little bit of summer too, please [...]

Minime requested that I blog

I’m not sure why,  just because SHE’S GETTING MARRIED!!!!! she thinks I have something to write about So now I really have to come up with a blogname for my future son in law. Hopefully he won’t be calling me Monster in Law on his. I’m happy for her.  HeWhoRemainBlognameless is a cool guy, for [...]

Streamers and parades and picnics and pools

I lived in the same house for the first 25 years of my life.  It was in a secluded area of Chicago. There was forest to the south, and train tracks and factories to the east.  It was a half mile walk to the closest main street to the north and west, so where we [...]