Home again, home again, jiggity jog,
the Kitty remembered me,
the Kitty remembered me,
& the dog!
Wrote this after a summer an unexpected trip to Indiana when Ruthie was having trouble with her eyes. Neighbors fed Maui & occasionally let her into my Tiny House.
The only ting is, I remember we didn't return until the 1st week in Nov because we stayed for a Halloween Celebration and then a friend of Ruthan's Husband had a heart attack. So we stayed a few extra days.
2010 was a pretty good year. I did a lot of traveling-1st, my first Cruise in January with lots of friends. Unfortunately, the next month, one of my dear friends passed away and I planned a memorial service for the Bay Aire Community, something I had never done before), but my friend , Ralph, Ruthan's husband treated me as an adopted daughter. I was invited to his service in Indiana. Ruthan, Julie, her daughter, Layna who was 7 months pregnant and I piled in the car with our dogs, 2 Shiatsu's, my Maltese, and Julie Chihuahua. And Luggage, 2 cases of Coke and under all of it was the ashes of Ralph. His memorial service in Indiana with Shriner accolades, the firing of the Guns by the VFW, was a very moving service. I kind of held to the back of the room, keeping the children occupied & playing quietly. And before people came back to the house I quickly dusted & cleaned up. It had been months since anyone had occupied their house. Then there was the car ride back to Palm Harbor. May came and Ruthan L. Sparks left. Only to return after visiting her dtr in Navarre. She was in her 5th wheel a couple days when I asked if she drove back to come get me. yes, she wanted me to drive up to Indiana. So I packed up. found someone to feed my feral kitty, Maui. And off we went, again. It was a great summer and we had a lot of fun adventures. We didn't argue. But, 4-5 months away I was feeling like I wasn't in control of my life. I don't know why. But, I screwed up at the end of the visit. Something I'm not proud of. And I lied to a good friend. Sorry, Ruthie.
It had been a crazy, wild wonderful year. And not done, yet. I went to Denver in December to visit my daughter & husband. Then we drove to Phoenix to visit Eric's sister. Joined by Eric's parents. We drove north in Arizona to "The North Pole" & rode the north Pole Express in our pajamas with the kids. We were served cookies & Hot Chocolate. And then farther north to the Grand Canyon.
I messed up on that trip also, and mentioned to my dtr's Mother in law, something my daughter was keeping secret. I didn't know. My dtr & my relationship has been strained ever since. I went for Counseling & the Dr put me on antidepressant's I was so down.
It had been a crazy, wild wonderful year. And not done, yet. I went to Denver in December to visit my daughter & husband. Then we drove to Phoenix to visit Eric's sister. Joined by Eric's parents. We drove north in Arizona to "The North Pole" & rode the north Pole Express in our pajamas with the kids. We were served cookies & Hot Chocolate. And then farther north to the Grand Canyon.
I messed up on that trip also, and mentioned to my dtr's Mother in law, something my daughter was keeping secret. I didn't know. My dtr & my relationship has been strained ever since. I went for Counseling & the Dr put me on antidepressant's I was so down.
2011- Jazzy developed breast Cancer that ate its way out of her chest. Jazzy was there when the kids moved out. With her I didn't experience empty nest. But, the crash of not having her by my side. A friend when I felt like I had none, a child, when I felt I had none, a lovely spirit in a world that seemed to hate me at the time. I crashed again.
