Jane is a Widow

it’s been a year since Lucy left this world. I so miss her, she was an exceptional dog. She was bashful in her own way, and often very stubborn. I remember when we first brought her some she kept eating all the bushes we would plant. One Sunday we bought two wisteria bushes and Troy planted them both, she managed to demolish one of them. Troy was so mad, he put a little fence around the other one so she wouldn’t kill it. She was always trying to eat roses or tomatoes. She was my prettiest schnauzer with her long eyelashes and big brown eyes. She became white just like her mother. I will love you always Lucy and miss you forever…..

How stupid some people are. We were just discussing some of the decisions they make. You can’t help but laugh at their stupidity. They aren’t nearly as intelligent as they think they are. One day, they will see exactly what I’m talking about…..

Thanksgiving without Troy. He loved cooking the turkey, he would get up real early and get it in the oven. I really miss the Thanksgivings we had with our parents. I have such great memories of getting together with them. My Dad always fried the best potatoes and Troy’s mom made the best dumplings and rolls. Everyone back then was appreciative of everyone. It was so awesome to get together with everyone. We all sat around the table as one big happy family. Our differences didn’t show, they didn’t matter. None of that matters but people realize that when it’s too late. I really get so much from Sherrie Campbell, she knows all about the narcissistic, controlling people. She has the best advice. You just have to overlook the people who lie and try to manipulate. Stay away from them…..

To the table at Thanksgiving. People have become so cruel over the last few years. I haven’t been welcome to the Thanksgiving table for years. I’m glad I’m the bigger person. And so is Ashley. There will be many more not invited to the Thanksgiving table this year due to the election. I’m glad I grew up in the 70s where people didn’t care who you voted for. We all loved each other. We were all invited to the table at Thanksgiving…..All of my friends and family know and they don’t really understand the reasoning. Like I said everyone was invited to the table in years past. We didn’t care about our differences. We all put them aside and sat at the table together. We were bigger than our differences. Our love for each other pushed all of our differences to the side…..

my Dad today. I treasured the stories he told me about his service in WWII. He was trained as a machine gunner and mortarman. He was on the front lines, I was so proud of him. He never felt anything was owed to him, he was a hard worker. It wasn’t until I was in my 20’s that he started sharing stories with me. He told me about when he was hit by shrapnel and two fellow soldiers carried him to safety. If they hadn’t done that, he said he never would have made it. He wore his Bible out when he was in his foxhole. He was barely 18 when they drafted him. But he never complained. I helped him get his medals replaced I have them now and I am so thankful I helped him get them. I also got him listed on the Purple Heart Wall of Fame. He never mentioned his service when we were younger but as I got older and started asking him questions, he began to share with me his war stories. I am so thankful he did…..I’ve always been so proud of him…..Thank you Dad for your service!!! People like you have kept us free….

Risa. I’m at a loss that I cannot find an obituary or any information about her. I saw her senior picture with others from our class that passed away. I reached out to a fellow classmate and asked about Risa. I was shocked to hear what she said. Risa and I were good friends in high school she spent a lot of time at my house. When I was dating Troy, she was dating his friend. After they moved to Laurel, we made trips there every weekend. She then started dating someone else and didn’t want to go to Laurel anymore. She was spending so much time with Chuck that I hardly saw her. The next thing I know she’s pregnant. She married Chuck. The last time I saw her I visited her at her apartment after she had Liza. Fast forward to one of our high school reunions I picked her up to go with us. She complained the whole time, she called Chuck to come and get her. Fast forward to now I learn she has passed away, there was no service for her. She had been on dialysis and had to have her leg amputated. Makes me sad that we lost contact, we both went our separate ways. I have good memories of our time together. I hope and pray that she went peacefully….