I received a call from Miriam today. Actually, this is one of my most fondest memories of Miriam. She was admitted to the hospital for a scheduled birth induction and had demanded that the hospital allow her to call me, since I couldn't be there to give her the support she wanted before she be...  read more

My mom loves to tell me the story of her pregnancy and my birth. She never wanted a child. Her childhood was traumatic (if not horrific) by just about anyone's standards. That, of course, was back in the day that nobody talked about abuse and the numerous unhealthy family-induced atrocities we...  read more

We celebrated Mother's Day today.  It was Mom, Ed, Penny, James, and me and we ate at Roscoe's BBQ.  The food wasn't all too great for how much we paid, but the company was very good.  Penny hasn't been able to celebrate Mother's Day with us at all since we moved here, so having he...  read more

Today my life changed forever. I married the man I knew I was going to be with until my dying day...and everything was wonderful. I was disappointed, however, because James' family did not feel that our wedding was an event important enough to acknowledge. Nevertheless, we were married - on te...  read more