... we rarely, if ever, are ready to say good-bye to people we love. For now, I just want to hold space for the words that may or may not come later. My mother-in-love passed away a week ago today. It was unexpected, but not surprising. She had been on hospice for a while, but there were no signs that it would happen so quickly, so abruptly. She would be so proud of her kids. I know that very few are lucky enough to have this thing they call family. It's uncommon, rare perhap

1 family size package of water packed tune 1/2 small onion, diced 1 stalk celery, chopped fine 2 T sweet pickle relish 1/2 cup Hellman’s mayonnaise Break up tuna in a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Combine well. Refrigerate until use.

1 lb ground beef 1 medium onion, diced Pasta - elbow or shell macaroni 10 oz *(boil the pasta in water with chicken base/broth for more flavor) 2 cans diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce Garlic salt Pepper Brown the ground beef and onions Cook the pasta (just don’t overcook it) Combine ground beef, cooked pasta, tomatoes, tomato sauce and one can of water. Season with garlic salt and pepper to taste. Cook 10-15 minutes or until hot enough to enjoy LOL

Originally posted on my blogger blog - July 7, 2018. Not much has changed! I can still learn so much from using this tool. Other Side of the Decision Regret, no one really wants to carry the weight of regret, am I right? I know I don’t, and I have carried a not insignificant amount of it during my life. But - I’m working on it. My youngest daughter has been a good impetus for the change. She doesn’t let me off the hook quite as easily as her older siblings when it comes to ge

Here's an experiment. Instead of all the other typical things I do before any words I might decide to share land here, I'm just gonna type and hit publish. I've figured out I don't really have anything world changing to say and very few people actually read these posts, so I think I'm safe from controversy. I'm definitely safe from becoming famous LOL Although I haven't been getting up as early these days, I did wake up early this morning. I thought I'd come down and do a lit