The sun came up today. Flowers bloomed. It drizzled a little. Just another day... except it isn't. Today marks 2 weeks since my Mom died. The logic side knows those words are true, but I'm still waiting for it to actually seem real. It isn't yet. I don't know if that is a healthy response or… Continue reading “I Told Y’all I Was Sick”
Think of the people you're most comfortable around. Whatever the circumstances, when you're with those people what do you need to have a good time? In our family, the answer has always been food and each other. 😉 We do like to play games but by-and-large, our time is spent chatting and eating. Typically everyone… Continue reading Broken Chips & Guacamole
While she was at the beach, before we arrived, I got a call from Mom and she said "You know, I really don't appreciate you leaving these 'Flamin' Hot' Cheetos Puffs here!" I was thoroughly confused as to why she was so upset about that. She clarified by saying "I can't stop eating these! Cheetos,… Continue reading Life Goes On… Wait…
When her parents arrived home 12-year-old Mom came running out of the house screaming "He's gonna die at Armageddon!!!" regarding her brother, Alan. She caught him smoking a cigarette and he bribed her with a candy bar to not tell. Well, she accepted the terms of the bribe, but her innocent and pure conscience ate… Continue reading He’s Gonna Die at Armageddon!
When Mom was first diagnosed the doctor anticipated drastic hair loss as a chemotherapy side-effect. Thus, he gave her a prescription for a wig but the script read "cranial prosthesis." Um... Is it just me or does that sound a bit like an artificial brain implant? lol She never lost her hair so the "cranial… Continue reading I Don’t Think That’s How That Works…
"Oh NO! Jasmine Tea or Green Tea?!?!? The choice is impossible!" "Oh NO! There's no plug in the floor by the couch!" "Oh NO! My Scotch isn't single malt!" Millennials love to cry "#FirstWorldProblems" as if the world will literally implode if their small batch brewed Kombucha *gasp* isn't gluten-free! Not ALL but as a… Continue reading #AnotherWorldProblems
If you found out today that you have 6 months to live would you lead your life in a different way? Would you speak differently? Act differently? Take that trip you've been talking about since 1992? Make peace with your lifelong enemy? Unfortunately, Mom can answer those questions now. We found out last week that… Continue reading Teal… The Color of Gangrene.
Mom spontaneously sang the line above and Dad said "you're getting pretty funny in your old age". Mom replied "Yeah. Too bad I'm croakin'", while laughing, of course. I think it goes without saying we Fountains (Mom's side) aren't exactly known for being an emotional family. In fact a close friend told me if I… Continue reading It’s My Party. I’ll Die If I Want To…
On February 24, 2018 my parents will celebrate their 45th anniversary! This week cooped up together in a mountain house has given us an opportunity to ask questions we thought we already knew the answer to or thought would have a lifetime to ask. Ben got the party started with some questions about how they’ve… Continue reading I’m gonna miss you when I’m gone, wait…
Our family has always taken a bit of an odd spin on life. As it turns out death is no different. I realized our perspective may be a bit skewed when I was telling my roommate some of the jokes my mom was making about her likely death. She was flabbergasted and not amused in… Continue reading If I’m lyin’ I’m dyin’, wait…
Dying Laughing 