Category Archives: Personal

In the Navy Now

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Thistle

Holy donkeys the last two weeks have been a whirlwind. After Morrigan learned he would not be able to go up to school in Kansas, he began last-minute searches for new plans. He applied to the local community college. He … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Adjustments

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Thistle

Sorry to be quite absent lately. August has been a whirlwind so far, what with trying to figure out what Morrigan is going to do now and my body trying to adjust to a new medication. Fingers crossed that we … Continue reading →

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July 2019 in Review

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Thistle

July was an exercise in endurance for my family. Not only did we have the last of the surgeries and weeks of scattershot happenings, but we got a few unpleasant surprises that have altered the course of at least this … Continue reading →

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A Plea for Help

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Thistle

I know I don’t have a big readership, and some of you have already seen me talk about this on other social media sites, but I need to take a moment to talk about a dear friend of mine who … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Last of the Big Adventures

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Thistle

So much is still happening, though we finally finished all the big adventures this week and have a few weeks of nothing-major-happening before the last round of crazy this summer. I’ve barely had time to sit at my computer lately, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Ambrose!

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Thistle

Another year has passed, another year of weird hijinks and fun(ky) hair and attempts to bake delicacies seen on the Great British Baking Show. Seventeen years ago, you finally made your entrance into the world after a weird four days … Continue reading →

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Unpopular Opinions

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Thistle

Back in my early days of blogging (2008!), I wrote up a tiny post that just said one thing: Confession: I think Colin Firth is U-G-L-Y. It was my first blog experience with negative confessions and unpopular opinions, and thankfully … Continue reading →

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Family Reunions

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Thistle

I had my whine-fest yesterday, but really, there have been some awesome things happening. My half-sister’s sixteenth birthday was on the 10th, and (possibly related) my brother arrived from DC for a week-long vacation. That meant my second-youngest sister drove … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Longing for Fall

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Thistle

Every year, a post similar to this one ends up on my blog. Usually it’s not quite so early, honestly. It’s usually August when the months of relentless heat finally break me, or sometimes even September or October, when fall … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Surgery Success

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Thistle

On Wednesday, the alarm clock went off at 5 am. Jason and I both stumbled awake and quickly got ready to go. At 5;30, we woke up Laurence half an hour earlier than usual, because he had to get ready … Continue reading →

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