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  • Sad Parts of Family History *Trigger Warning: death, infant death, medical*

    If you are not in a mindset where you can handle the sad today then please don’t read this post. I am heart broken over something that happened 70 years ago and I am angry that nothing was done or could have been done to prevent it. When my Grandma Fish was 18 years old… Read more

  • Errands with Grandma

    A couple weeks ago, when I was on my mini birthday trip, I surprised my Grandma. She had no idea I was coming, because I didn’t want to call her in case it didn’t work out. I showed up at 9:00 a.m. and she had just gotten out of bed. (I was shocked because she… Read more

  • And so it ends…

    Love Like the Galaxy, the Chinese novel being translated into English by Lady Kelpi Translations (on wordpress) is finished. Or so I thought! There are a few epilogue chapters that are being released THIS WEEK! I was so sad Monday when the story ended… then tonight I was surprised by the first of (I think)… Read more

  • The Best of Times

    One of my favorite things in this world is going places with my mom. I love to go thrifting with her, I love to run errands with her, I love to watch her annihilate a yard sale (while I awkwardly linger behind because I feel weird knowing people are watching me judge their junk). This… Read more

  • Taxes

    Two things in life are certain. Death and taxes. If you have used turbotax over the years you are used to the automated service and it’s secret fees that add up A LOT. A few years ago I used the free IRS website for the first time and I didn’t care for it. It felt… Read more

  • Weird Terms I Unfortunately Learned Today…

    The saddest thing about aging is the weird words that the new generation comes up with. Today I had sixth graders telling me things that I wish I could un-hear. I’m sure each generation feels this way. But holy cow. My brain hurts. Read more