True Grit

 Or why  I love IKEA

The new rug for Dylan...He loves it already..

 And for the old lady with the eye problem...so perfect!!

I am writing about this again...for my own perspective...trying...
In the past two years, life as I knew it drastically changed.  It will never be the same.

My husband was diagnosed with ALS...22 months later..dead.

My mother fell out of her wheelchair and broke her neck.  7 days later...dead.

My son and his wife arrested for drugs and me the new guardian of 3 grands.

I had to retire to take care of it all.

My only son continues in drastic Heroin free-fall.

My sister lost her house and will be moving in 24 days with nowhere to go.

She is getting a divorce.

Concussion symptoms that had been gone for 2 years came back with the stress.

Melanoma rose in a three week period to scare the doo-doo out of me.
Money changed.

Life shakes me....I am.held up by earth angels.

IF ONLY

Your picture smiling 

In my room is not 

Enough for me-I

Want to touch you

Hold you close

Enjoy your company

A hundred-fifty things

Are waiting there to do

IF ONLY

You could be with me

And I could be with you

                                                    Alice Franzen Clemons Burt

 That my mother's poetry books would continue to sustain  me...
Who would have known
That she would be able to write them and publish them in her 80s
Who would have known..
xxoo

So Not the Hot Shot!

Back from a great day at IKEA with the group.  After my nap, I decided to just bite the bullet of....this is not in my skill set.....etc. and try to put together my new stool!!  Success!!  So full of myself was I!

 With pride I head on to my new scrap bucket!!  Eagerly I start....

 Hmmmmm.  I cannot do this alone.  I need help!...

 Can u believe a simpleton who cannot put handles on a beautiful new turquoise scrap bucket.  The helper and I are taking a break...evidently..a long one...just ugh!

The eyes have it..

The scratch in my voice for four days was just a result of my talking too much and taking on too many clients...Alas, the truth appeared this morning with an ear ache.  Tonight the chest cough and ugh!!!  I am sick. Now, I cannot visit my mother.  She cannot get sicker ....But, thank goodness we got in a fun IKEA trip this morning...Isn't this the funkiest fabric you have EVER seen???

They had lips too, but really, the eyes have it!