Today I took my adventurous daughter to the airport to once again cross the pond and pursue her Oxford education. I decided I wanted to have adventures in 2007. I was just as hard as it always is—seeing her go through security and trying to wave to her when she is almost out of sight […]

After Mass at Wt. William’s in Lancaster, I went back to Kelley Ridge to clean up the holiday debris.Caitlan and her friends were planning on spending New Year’s Eve there, and I wanted it to be inviting. I headed on to the Valley at about 5 and was so tired by the time I pulled […]

Two years ago today, I woke to find my dear, precious Joe Wood dead in the bed beside me. Aunt Betty, my model true believer, would call this Joe’s Glory Day. KK and I decided that today should be a party since we decorated Kelley Ridge for Christmas for the first time this year. So […]

Today was another productive day. I woke up early so got a shower and worked on e-mail for a while. Then when Deb got up she brought me coffee, o.j., and a Deb McMuffin. Alice had stayed at 4th St. and I stayed at Deb’s, so Alice came back to pick us up, and we […]

I can’t believe it! Today with the help of Jerome, Janet, and Alice, I actually got Kelley Ridge liveable again. After I moved all the stuff out of 4th Street, I had no idea where to put everything and still make room to have some semblance of order. Jerome and Janet have “the eye,” and […]

Today when I got home to Kelley Ridge and to 4th Street, I was so glad that my plants had not frozen. At Kelley Ridge I have a big pot of impatiens that I have kept alive since I was at TwoTrees, and I was certain the frost on Thursday night might have nipped them. […]

I love my piano. It was my big present when Wayne and I moved into TwoTrees. He said I should have the piano, and then he could have his FoosBall table. But I think he was as excited about the piano as I was. I’m glad we had it for all three of the kids […]

Today I mostly worked at 4th Street trying to move stuff either downstairs or to the van to take to Kelley Ridge. The morning was spent trying to clear up errors in my credit reports. I only found out about these because I tried for a parent PLUS loan in case Caitlan needed and got […]

Today I spent most of my day at Kelley Ridge. I had spent the night at Deb’s and slept in until I was awakened by KK’s phone call. At first I thought it was my alarm, so I’m glad I looked at the phone and answered it instead of pushing the hang up key! Caitlan […]

But we’ll keep having them, just to have a reason to say, “I’m just going to give this stuff away–it’s not worth anything.” Friday night I loaded doors and sawhorses to make tables into Joe’s truck and took them to Michele and Frank’s yard. Ben and his girlfriend Jennifer (an old Ballet friend of KK’s) […]