Ideal Absolutes

I realized a long time ago that having kids just wasn’t for me. This was a conscious decision based on my knowledge of my family’s genetics and not those of my neighbors (don’t get me started). That doesn’t mean I don’t like kids (I have two grandsons that I absolutely adore). However, I’ve watched my [...]

Val woke up at 4:00 a.m. this morning with a horrid migraine. As usual, she tried to medicate it away without waking me. Imitrex (100 mgs) will do the trick almost every time. Not today — by 6:00 a.m. — I knew she was in big trouble. I brought her another round of meds, [...]

We made plans early last week to host a cook-out on Saturday. Hot dogs for little boys. Alaskan salmon burgers for the adults. Frito chili-pie for desert. Jane helped Ruth travel slowly down the backporch stairs as Val got the charcoal going. I moved the furniture to the center lawn of the backyard. Tables, chairs, [...]

Ruth memorizes poetry and rhymes. It’s been a mental hobby of hers since she was a little girl. Being 90 and suffering from mild dementia seems to bring the poetry back, makes it important to her.
She told me “I listened to and then memorized just about everything my family said. Much to their chagrin. [...]