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Last night I chose to watch a favorite tv drama… “This is Us”…. or as Jack likes to call it, “This is Sad”. Since I am a sorry, pitiful fan I had no faith that the Memphis Grizzlies were going to win the playoff game and had gone upstairs choosing the tv show instead. BigContinue reading “And so it goes..”

Woah, we’re halfway thereWoah, livin’ on a prayerTake my hand, we’ll make it I swearWoah, livin’ on a prayerLivin’ on a prayer Apologies to my handsome friend Jon Bon Jovi…………. Prayer In 1997 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After 6 chemotherapy treatments and surgery my MD Anderson doctor recommended a stem cell transplant. TheContinue reading “Livin’ on a Prayer”

When I graduated from William Woods in 1981 the ceremony was solemn, beautiful and meaningful. Graduates lined up behind the class president who wore a robe with all the lovely embroidery of many years down the front. We were connected by, and carried, an ivy chain on our shoulders as we were led, single fileContinue reading “Tethered”

Please tell me you know the rest of the lyrics and are singing them loudly…..   Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with stringsThese are a few of my favorite things.Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;Wild geeseContinue reading “Raindrops on Roses”

My mother could play piano. Let me rephrase. My mother could pick out hymns on the piano. I have no earthly idea how she learned to do it because she never mentioned a teacher….. I suspect, knowing her, she taught herself. She loved music. She appreciated music. She valued music (and poetry, literature,grammar, art… andContinue reading “The Gift”

Tell the truth. How many times a day do you say “Bless your heart?” Extra points if you’re not from the south…..because we use it, abuse it and wear it the heck out. We use it sarcastically, sympathetically and sometimes when we don’t know what else to say… Examples? “Bless her heart, that dress wasContinue reading “Bless your heart”

Did you ever google songs with the word road in the title? On the Road Again Life is a Highway Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Hit the Road Jack The List goes on and on….. Driving back from our latest Houston journey I wondered how many trips I have made back and forth…. I couldn’t evenContinue reading “My Road, Our Road”

lipstick on a pig “Some superficial or cosmetic change to something so that it  seems more attractive, appealing,  or successful than it really is.” I’m not the pig! I’m not the pig! Seriously though…..I get bored when I have my chemo/immunotherapy treatments. I listen to music, I listen to podcasts, and yes, I take pics. We’ve already established my “oversharing” tendency on facebook so there’s that. Last week I didn’t have toContinue reading “Lipstick and a Highlight Reel”

Memorial Day. Grandma Rosie Smith called it Decoration day. If I’m correct, it was a day set aside to decorate the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers, always commemorated on May 30th. I believe it was President Johnson who changed it and declared Memorial Day a 3 day weekend and federal holiday… (forgive me ifContinue reading “Smells like Summer”

I’m an oversharer. Totally. Is there a rehab for that? In my defense, I’ve used FACEBOOK for years to promote my choral program, my church, my politics…. I’ve shown off my family and lots and lots of food. OVER SHARE. Over share on steroids. But I have to tell you that during this past year,Continue reading “Good News guilt.”