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Exactly one month.

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It's been exactly 6 weeks since the anniversary of my dad's death in...💧 It's been exactly 5 weeks since I celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary...💍 It's been exactly 4 weeks since I've heard my mom's voice... It's been exactly 4 weeks since she called me...📞 It's been exactly 4 weeks since she had a cup of coffee... It's been exactly 4 weeks since she took her last breath on earth...      As time has gone on for everyone, I dread thinking about the "first" moments for our family without mom...the first Thanksgiving....the first Christmas...etc., but I know mom would not want us to grieve for her any more than we already have...she's with dad now after 12 years of being a part and the sorrow we experience is for ourselves in knowing she won't be here, physically, making memories as we learn the new "normal" without her...

And here we go!!

    So, I'm teaching a writing class at the local community college and thought it would be a good opportunity for both my student and I to experience this together and even though I may have usernames and passwords for several social media platforms (many that I rarely use), I thought why not go somewhere I have never gone........BLOGGING!😏     I have lots of great resources to help both of us (yes, you read that correctly...I have 1 student) get started and blog throughout the semester but will need to examine my life to find topics of interest that other will find informational or entertaining which may be difficult to do for a married, middle-aged woman living in the midwest with two kids in high school; who wants to hear about meetings, practices, games, etc.??  If nothing else, I'm hoping to find others that mirror the life I have and can draw wisdom, courage and even  humor from our daily routines.     I have often said I feel as thou...