It’s official: Cheese has been diagnosed with depression and obsessive compulsive grooming tendencies. After licking all the fur off her hind legs and belly, I decided it was time to get to the bottom of little Cheese’s neurosis. The vet ruled out nasty things like ring worm, fleas and allergies, and promptly wrote her a [...]
Archive for April, 2009
My cat is depressed
Posted in Cats on Thursday, April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A son’s tribute
Posted in Alec on Friday, April 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Alec gave the most touching eulogy at Jim’s funeral this week. We know that Jim was beaming with pride as his son addressed family and friends with this tribute:
It’s been a long time since I’ve given a closing argument…
Dear Dad, husband, ex-husband, brother, father-in-law, brother-in-law, grandpa, J-pa, friend and music lover,
I’ll start with a favorite memory. It was 1974 [...]
The only way to get through it is to go through it
Posted in Alec, Family on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
To get through it you must go through it. But sunshine doesn’t hurt. Get some Vitamin D and freckles – your bones will warm up and you’ll look pretty cute when you come in for a glass of water. Listen to Willie Nelson, Elton John and Paul Simon – they’ll remind you of your dad. [...]
Jim
Posted in Family on Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After a frustrating and often painful battle, Alec’s dad passed away very peacefully this morning. We received a call from the hospital at 5am, piled in the car and by 6:30am we were holding Jim’s hands and telling him it was okay to leave us, that we would all be okay and that we loved him. At 7am, Jim left us for [...]
Family
Posted in Family on Friday, April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Alec and I are both on our way to Minneapolis this weekend. Sadly, Alec’s dad has taken a turn for the worst, so it’s time to drop everything, be with Jim and make ourselves available to support Linda in every way possible. This has been a rough but special time for our families. We both [...]
April 3, 2009
Posted in Family on Sunday, April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We laid my great aunt, Rosemary, to rest this past Friday. Her ashes were buried next to Nanny, her mother, at the McBride family plot. The day was strange, touching, funny and sad from moment to moment. A few things I’ll never forget about that day:
1. My aunt crying as the family processed down the [...]
