I’m so frustrated. My 99 Ford truck, which I love, is on the DL. It stranded me on the interstate yesterday, I was stuck on the inner shoulder where 480 runs into 80. It was a mess. I was eventually able to limp home. It runs, but barely, and overheats [...]
This may be macabre to some, but we keep Ryan’s ashes in our living room. We were going to sprinkle his ashes in the spring at a lake that he loved. His girlfriend said that was his wish.
Ryan was a huge coffee fan, he drank it by the pot. Hot [...]
Why do I subject myself to these support group meetings? My wife and I are taking my daughters to a support program geared towards kids. It’s a wonderful program, one that is gaining world-wide attention. And my daughters love it. They have adult groups while the kids are doing their [...]
Tomorrow is my youngest boy’s 21st birthday, we celebrated today. We ate pizza, had ice cream cake, opened gifts, then watched a movie. We ended up watching The Blues Brothers.
The Blues Brothers is a movie that’s been a favorite of my wife and I for almost 30 years. It became a favorite [...]
It was October 8, 1998. We still owned our store, my wife was 9 months pregnant with our youngest, and it was a long day. I don’t remember how it transpired, but it came to my attention that a 14 year-old Ryan was getting ready to leave with a friend, something I told [...]
I cannot go to church since Ryan’s death. I can’t keep it together emotionally. I’m trembling, sniffling, tears running down my cheeks. People are staring at me, my kids are embarrassed, I finally have to leave. Tonight, I had another reason. My daughter sang a solo, The Magnificat, that was [...]
It’s been an agitated weekend. I have been agitated all weekend so far. I’m satisfied with what I’ve accomplished, I got some Christmas lights installed, and completely backed up 2 computers. Doesn’t sound like much? Welcome to my world, it’s been a productive few days.
Now at the risk of [...]
