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Strength For Yet Another Test
I had a friend recently ask me what I missed most about my husband. That’s easy - everything. No. Wait. Way too easy. Stock answer. And kind of a lie. The more I thought about it, my list became so long that I started writing. I appreciate those that read my...
Drumrolls Please
My inner circle knows me pretty well and I give them all the praise for their efforts. As they say, I'm a hard nut to crack. What you see if definitely what you get, but I'm really a bit of an extroverted introvert. I'm an only child and I am very...
Too Fly For Four
In honor of #TBT, here a pic of MrTDJ and LittleTDJ. I'm cheating a little though. Both are age four and the pics were taken almost 34 years apart - MrTDJ was in May 1979 and LittleTDJ just 2 weeks ago. MrTDJ's smile stole my heart from the moment I met him, just...
The Journey Continues
One year. 12 months. 52 weeks. 365 days. 8760 hours. Never have I been so cognizant of the passing of time as I've been since 8:20am on June 9, 2012. My husband died. My heart broke. My life changed. And then 8:21am came. 8:22am. Then June 10. Followed by...
Dear Strangers That I Kinda Met Last Sunday
My name is Taya! Nice to meet you guys. That's what I wish I would have been able to get out my mouth. But, I couldn't. I'm the socially awkward one that brought the banana pudding. Glad everyone enjoyed it. I can't take all the credit though; my mother is the...
The Ghosts of Kittens Past
My fear and loathing of felines has been well documented over the years. In case you haven’t read my tales of woe as they relate to those creepy critters, you should probably read about my earlier encounters. Things started HERE, and continued to get worse HERE,...
