It has been 30 years to the day since my dad died. 30 YEARS! 3/4 of my life! I don’t know which is more sobering, that it is the 30th anniversary of his death . . . or that it has already been 10 years since I pondered the 20th anniversary of his death! It’sContinue reading “No Requests”
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On Infertility, Loss, Life, and Love
As astute followers of my blog know, Memorial Day – and May 28th in particular – is a significant day for me. Although the holiday is intended for remembrance of those who died while serving in the US armed forces, it is also the day my father died and so, for the last 28 years,Continue reading “On Infertility, Loss, Life, and Love”
Some Memorial Day Thoughts
Memorial Day is always a good day for reflection and gratitude – for grieving the ones we’ve lost and for celebrating what they did for us in their time on this earth. As I’ve posted before, it is a particularly poignant time for my family as it was 23 Memorial Days ago that we lostContinue reading “Some Memorial Day Thoughts”
Empty House
20 years ago today I woke up alone in my father’s house at the top of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, AL. Having recently moved up to the Washington DC area for Mom’s new job at the Smithsonian, we had flown down to Huntsville to spend Memorial Day weekend with Dad. Saturday and Sunday hadContinue reading “Empty House”
Chance Encounter
Yesterday was wonderful. I went to IMD to have lunch (OH how I miss those lunches!) and talk with the MBAs about careers in technology. On my way out, I debated whether or not to stick around and play a little ping pong–oh why not?! As I was playing a my first game, who shouldContinue reading “Chance Encounter”
May 28th
As many of my readers know, May 28th has been a poignant day for me for 18 years now. It was on this day in 1990 that my father lost his 11-year fight against cancer. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss him, but not a day goes by either that I’m notContinue reading “May 28th”