On November 5th of last year, my stepfather went into the kitchen for a snack.  Unfortunately that snack attack wasn’t without a price….while in the kitchen he lost his balance, fell and fractured his hip.  He was taken to the hospital but the fix wasn’t as simple as one would think.  Pop was diagnosed with emphysema several years and he had been getting progressively worse this last year….surgery to replace the hip was out of the question, there was no way he would survive being put under.  It was fortunate they were able to repair  the fracture however the trauma of the fall, being hospitalized and staying in rehab a…

Once upon a time….a very special little girl was born. She was sugar and spice and everything nice. I lived a long way from her when she was born…. ….but one special day, I finally got to meet her. and we instantly became buddies. Did I mention she was sweet?  🙂 Sadly, me and my Buddie didn’t live all that close to each other while we grew up. Her mommy sent me lots of pictures….and little cards that I kept because they were sweet…. and we did get to see each other once in a while… Years have passed and my Buddie has grown into a beautiful young woman with a family…