"Not Good."
I love visiting Meems during nap time. She takes a morning nap and an afternoon nap. She has dinner at 5:00, and then, back to bed she...
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Becoming
the
Meems
the transformation is complete. I've become my mother.
by carolyn lackey
Becoming
Meems
the
by Carolyn Lackey
May 31, 20182 min
Reason for Return
I have been sitting here staring at my computer screen for longer than I'd like to admit. I can't quite decide on the answer to the...
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by Carolyn Lackey
May 29, 20182 min
Wishing for You
I was grateful that I didn't encounter any of Meems' caregivers as I walked down the hall of Wedgewood South after leaving her room this...
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by Carolyn Lackey
May 25, 20182 min
99%
As I sat with Meems helping her eat her supper the other day, she told me that she had been to two colleges. "I went to a junior college...
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by Carolyn Lackey
May 2, 20182 min
Come Sail Away
If I visit the Meems in the afternoon, she is most assuredly napping. I like to go around 4:00 so that I can snuggle and chat with her...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Apr 16, 20182 min
Where You At?
Meems. Meems. Meems. Sometimes she says the darndest things. The other day when I arrived for my daily visit, I knelt down in front of...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Mar 22, 20182 min
Chocolate Bunnies
Meems has a new obsession. It's all she thinks about day and night. Just this afternoon when I cuddled up beside her while she was...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Mar 6, 20187 min
Never Again. Ever.
There were warning signs. Omens. All ignored. For starters, when I began packing for the trip, it took me forever to find my ski...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Feb 12, 20183 min
The Things We Keep
I'm a hopelessly sentimental old fool. After losing my sister to cancer 20 years ago, I learned about sentimentality the hard way. The...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Jan 25, 20183 min
Not for You
I spent some time with Meems' BFF, Leonard, last week. As we were driving to his appointment with his eye doctor, he turned to me and...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Jan 11, 20182 min
Absolute Very Best
When the boys were little, not a day went by that one of them didn't say something funny. "I'll bet you don't even BELIEVE in the Statue...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Jan 9, 20183 min
Birthday Girl
When we celebrated Christmas on June 25th, I was convinced that Meems had talked to God and was planning on taking a little trip to see...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Dec 26, 20172 min
Merry Christmas to One and All
Like clockwork, the Wedgewood South van pulled up in front of our house bright and early Christmas morning. After sliding open the back...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Dec 20, 20173 min
Five More Sleeps
Meems was asleep when I visited yesterday. As I quietly lowered the bedrail so that I could sit on the bed next to her, her eyes opened...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Nov 17, 20172 min
Find the Fruitcake
Things Meems Said At 4-5 Minute Intervals During Lunch Yesterday And My Responses: "Have you met your new boss yet?" (I am unemployed,...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Oct 24, 20171 min
The Talk
This will be a no frills, no edit quicky. But, I just had to tell you what Meems told me today. She was cuddled in her favorite fetal...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Sep 29, 20173 min
Daydream Believer
Perhaps it's the gray morning peeking through my window. Maybe it's the rather somber "Peaceful Guitar" Spotify playlist that is...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Sep 18, 20174 min
Sweet, Sweet Union
On the way to KFC after church yesterday, Alan and I had an interesting discussion with Meems' best friend, Leonard. He has given me...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Sep 11, 20174 min
Mountain Mama
My husband, Alan, and I took a sentimental journey last week. We traveled "back in time" to one of our favorite spots - Estes Park,...
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by Carolyn Lackey
Aug 23, 20175 min
A Giant Among Men
In June of 1969, a young, vulnerable, soon-to-be single mother and her two daughters (11 and 9) arrived in Waco, Texas, seeking safety...
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