The Odd thing is I don’t wish for Cole’s younger days because Joe and I used them up. We enjoyed almost every minute of the baby days, followed by enjoying every minute of his toddler days, followed by enjoying every minute of the grade school days, and now having a teen entering high school is … Continue reading Cole Is Turning 14
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Credentials For Channeling Joe?
Dear Mrs. Brennan, Thank you for your comment. I posted it on Facebook and a lot of my friends did a wonderful job answering you, but I thought it was interesting enough to warrant its own Odd blog post. Let’s tackle the first part of your question. What gives me the RIGHT to channel my … Continue reading Credentials For Channeling Joe?
Happy or Sad-Grief Bounces
Recently someone posted the following comment on my blog post: “How do you bounce from a blog post like “Over is Hard” to “Super Bowl Sandwiches? I can never tell if you are happy or if you are sad. Are you ok or not ok?” It’s an interesting comment and something I sometimes wonder about, too. How can Cole … Continue reading Happy or Sad-Grief Bounces
Cole’s Tart From The Heart
Cole and I made a tart to celebrate his dad’s birthday. Cole made the tart and I took up my role as sous chef, which loosely means I documented the process for later blog posts, cleaned up spills, and assumed my motherly role by frequently saying, “Please do that over by the sink.” In any … Continue reading Cole’s Tart From The Heart
Happy Birthday Joe!
Happy Birthday Joe! We miss you! How much? Very much! We love you! How Much? More than you can imagine and then some more for good measure. "Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Joe! Happy Birthday to you! May the dear lord bless you, May the dear Lord bless you, … Continue reading Happy Birthday Joe!
There’s more to life than chocolate,but not right now!
Bob's Chocolates Joe’s brother, Bob, makes fabulous chocolates and gives them to family member and friends on all the chocolate holidays. That would include every holiday but the 4th of July. The first Easter after Cole was born, Bob gave us an amazing assortment of chocolates, all packaged in a beautiful Easter Basket - very … Continue reading There’s more to life than chocolate,but not right now!
8 Hour Super Bowl Sandwich
Cole went off to ski on Sunday - Super Bowl Sunday. My only intention was to delve into a little bit of book work and read Seth Godin’s book, Linchpin, on my Kindle. Those were my plans until I had the dream on Saturday, the eve before Super Bowl Sunday. “Katybeth.” When Joe shows up … Continue reading 8 Hour Super Bowl Sandwich
Cole Cooks-Tart Fit For King
This is not Cole's tart-this tart is standing in as a very close replica of Cole's tart while I figure out why Cole's tart picture disappeared. We have a kitchen because it came with the house. We have a kitchen because I married a man who loved to cook. We have a kitchen because the … Continue reading Cole Cooks-Tart Fit For King
Over Is Hard
"Dad is over for the rest of my life, mom, and I am only 13." The feeling that nothing will ever be okay again has begun to wear on us. The world feels tasteless. It’s Over, the tasteless color of grief. As a mother, everything I think of to say has become a thought-terminating cliché. There … Continue reading Over Is Hard
Music the Sounds Of Sorrow
(Click to play Video) Music. Up until Joe died, I mostly ignored it or turned it off. I had no idea music could suck me up, spin me around, shake me up, and dump me on my head. Who knew? Well obviously, not I. Joe enjoyed all kinds of music ranging from Sara Brightman to … Continue reading Music the Sounds Of Sorrow