I almost killed my husband once. It would have been unintentional had I succeeded; I’m sure it would have been ruled accidental or I would have been declared not guilty by reason of insanity; for insane I was. We were on vacation in Mexico, spending the day at a beautiful place called Xel Ha, and planned…
Month: October 2010
Apology
Someone forwarded me a link to this discussion by two Australian women about a recent apology by the Australian government for past adoption practices toward unmarried mothers who were forced, illegally, to relinquish their babies without ever having seen them. It breaks my heart to hear these women talk about their experience and the irreparable…
The Grandma
Many of us remember her from our childhood – that older woman who lived on our street who knew the names of all of the neighborhood kids. She may have baked cookies and handed them out now and then (back in the days before we had to forbid our children to take anything from anyone). She may…
Friday Already?
Oh my, it’s Friday already! Most weeks I am saying Hallellulah! It’s Friday! but this week it snuck up on me mainly because I got home from vacation on Wednesday and was only on the office for two days this week. It was just enough time for me to realize how far behind I am on…
A Ticking Clock
We are heading home today after a wonderful time in Calgary. The “official” reason for our visit this time was to look after our grandson while his parents were away. We are fortunate that our granddaughter and her parents live just twenty minutes away so we have been blessed to have been able to spend…