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  • The short people and I just spent a fun afternoon carving pumpkins. Actually, the big kid and I did. Andrew colored all over his without ever making a carvable picture. is no fun and didn't want to join in, so I used…
  • I know: very boring, but I need record of this. Class: 10/30 - none, KC XP launch instead. 11/06 - regular class - need design document for prospective final project, chapter 5 due. 11/13 - instructor gone. 11/20, 11…
  • My boss is a stupid, stupid woman. She is afraid of the metric system. "It's haaarrd." She was on the phone today, ordering a conservation sleeve for stamps for a new contract. She didn't have a stock number for it, …
  • Why are people so incredibly stupid? Local DJ's, bosses, etc?? I'll actually write up the rant later, but now you're forewarned.
  • Tonight I read the second half of my Friday (thursday to me) entry to my mother. It made her cry, but I think it was a good cry. . . She said, "Well, I'm glad you learned, too." (how to hug and kiss Grandma, ignoring …
  • Came home to change from my funeral clothes. It was a nice service. Mom had found a list of some of Grandma's favorite hymns. We sang three of them during the service. Mom and I just bawled. I could almost hear Gran…
  • Thank you all for your comments on my last blogs. Some people have been giving me 'comfort props' I guess because there's really nothing to say, but they want me to know they're listening. Thank you so much. Just bein…
  • The hospital called Mom at around 3 am. Mom called me about 8:15 am. Grandma died. I told Nate and Andrew. Andrew was totally unconcerned, but Nate held on to me for quite a while, hampering my efforts to dress them …
  • Tonight I went to see Grandma again.Her hands are all puffy from the IV. She's still out of it. In fact, for several days has just been out. It's like talking to a sleeping person. Her head may turn, but her eyes nev…
  • Sorry so absent. Grandma got sent back to ICU a couple days ago, so I'm spending most of my 'free' time with Grandma or Mom. *sigh* And fighting my morbid thoughts. She's very out of it. She says some pretty funny s…
  • Went to visit Grandma again. Knocked and just walked right in ... on a little blonde girl. "Uh, sorry, wrong room!" Went down to the nurse's station and was told "she's still in surgery." Eep! Back in surgery?? The…

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