The plans we made were magical. Anyway, it felt that way to me. How some day we would live together, sharing a space, how we would decorate our home, what I would bring to it and what he wanted to have in it. One of the things Jace*---- wanted was his Grandparents kitchen table. It... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: Did I hear right? (#73)
Jace blog 73 Did I hear that right? Jace*---- was doing well at his new job, getting adjusted and happy to be working. That made me happy too. Things seem to be looking brighter. We had only a few days left before I was to go back to Cali. That always brought sadness to both... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: (72) 4 weeks in Heaven
As I mentioned before this would be the longest amount of time that Jace*---- and I spent together since we meet. Three of the four weeks, we spent together night and day. We did well together. There were no disagreements, we were very comfortable together. Looking back at our time together I now realize that... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: (71) The unexpected
Time was closing in for my trip to San Angelo. I was looking forward to our time together with much happiness. Then came the phone call from my Jace*----. Seems that he and his boss had gotten into a big fight. Jace*---- had approached him on the fact that all of the companies that his... Continue Reading →
To Know Me Is To Know My Family: (41) Changes are coming and I don’t mean diapers
Mom was no longer working at the State Capitol. Things were different in those days. There was no maternity leave, nor was your job guaranteed to be yours when you were able to return. Seems I was a sickly baby. So, with 3 young children and a baby her hands were full. At least somewhere... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: (70) We plan our next visit
We were back to talking every night for hours at a time. Most of the time we would share our days, he’d tell me the histories of his life (mostly humorous), people we knew or our hopes and dreams of being together for the rest of our lives. As the days went by, which turned... Continue Reading →
To Know Me Is To Know My Family: (40) Easter on the Farm
Writing Blog #40 Easter on the Farm Easter on the farm pretty much always started out the same way. First, we woke up to the smell of breakfast being cooked. A usual morning meal would be fresh farm eggs from our laying hens, bacon and toast. The adults would have coffee and we would have... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: (69) A new beginning
The visit opened up a new beginning for Jace*---- and myself. When we first meet someone often, we put our best self forward. I myself, was guilty of that in my relationship with Jace*----. My first husband was physically and mentally abusive. That does a number on an individual. Henceforth my feelings of lack of... Continue Reading →
To Know Me Is To Know My Family: (39) 39 Dad invents the first baby monitor for our hearing-impaired Mom
A little background before we start the story on this chapter of farm life. My Mom started to lose her hearing at the age of 19 years old. The Doctors could not find why she had hearing loss, but it happened suddenly. As time went on, she lost most of her hearing in both of... Continue Reading →
Our Story from Start to Beyond the Grave: (68) Home again, Home again jiggy jig
The next day I had my flight home. We had just had a break through, or at least I did. Even though it was always, and I mean always hard to leave Jace*---- this time was even more so. We got up, mostly in silence which was not unusual on the days that we would... Continue Reading →