Month: November 2021

There are some triggers that I can fully anticipate and plan around. I knew, for instance, that it would be hard for me the first time after Kendall's death that I had to drive past the freeway exit to Huntsman. So I responsibly made arrangements for my sister to be the driver (we were headed together to a family reunion) and I breathed through it, albeit with…

Someone suggested to me tonight that that might be an appropriate title for my book. Her recommendation came as we were standing outside my house, shivering in the freezing cold, bathed in the glow of the flashing lights from the firetruck and ambulance that were parked out front of the house from which my family had just been evacuated. We sure continue to keep things interesting for…

When I saw an email in my inbox with this heading, my initial reaction was to assume it was some kind of spam message, something along the lines of "Holiday Greetings from Lowe's!" I'm so glad I didn't unwittingly delete or ignore it. Last week someone contacted Kendall's brother (who lives in Burbank and writes cartoons like Boss Baby and the Penguins of Madagascar) and said they…

Would it surprise you to know how excited and relieved I was when the CDC announced that the vaccine was approved for kids 5-11 years? That my youngest two were definitely going to be getting the vaccine the very first day it was possible? Here we are, a mere THREE DAYS before we'd finally "made it through," kept everyone safe through this pandemic, could sleep a little…