My apologies for being MIA the last little while, but I have something exciting I'd like to share... As the sunlight pours into my kitchen, combined with the somewhat quiet stillness of the morning (the traffic pouring in from the highway is loud today), I feel my composure returning after a brief spell of buyer’s … Continue reading The Beginning Of A New Chapter
Author: thehopefulpessimist
Normal…What’s ‘Normal’?
Clem and I had a moment the other evening. As he was going through the photos on his cell phone, he managed to stumble upon many that had been taken long before Caelan had cancer, back when we lived a 'normal' life. I can't even begin to describe the emotions I felt as he and … Continue reading Normal…What’s ‘Normal’?
Fun With Mask Cooties
What can I say, I’m inquisitive? Apparently, that’s a fault in this day and age and unfortunately, my quest to alleviate this inquisitiveness, often lands me in places that I don’t usually consider in advance. Especially when I find myself in situations that make me want to toss my cookies. I admit, that when my … Continue reading Fun With Mask Cooties
The Day I Realized That We Had Become ‘That Family’
Happy Easter! I hope you're all enjoying the weekend and that the spring weather has finally sprung wherever you are 🙂 Sometimes I feel like I was having a pity party for one and sometimes I feel like I had no choice but pull back from the world. My life felt like it was a … Continue reading The Day I Realized That We Had Become ‘That Family’
Book Club Aux Deux
I got Clem to read a book! Can you say VICTORY!! Hooray! I know, I gotta calm down, it’s only a book, but seriously, this is a big deal. Well…for me anyway. He has read many a book before but hasn’t been much of a reader since…think decades. I can’t fault him because all he … Continue reading Book Club Aux Deux