The gracious and generous Sparrow has awarded me with this 'Over The Top' blog award which also comes with a thirty-five question meme:
Where is your cell phone? bedroom. Your hair? short. Your mother? deceased. Your father? deceased. Your favorite food? seafood. Your dream last night? dunno. Your favorite drink? margarita. Your dream/goal? business. What room are you in? middle. Your hobby? reading. Your fear? failure. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home. Where were you last night? here. Something that you aren't? flat-chested. Muffins? chocolate. Wish list item? travel. Where did you grow up? Ohio. Last thing you did? phone. What are you wearing? wife-beater. Your TV? non-cable. Your pets? Sparky. Friends? wonderful. Your life? challenging. Your mood? happy. Missing someone? yes. Vehicle? Blazer. Something you're not wearing? hat. Your favorite store? Barnes&Noble. Your favorite color? all. When was the last time you laughed? tonight. Last time you cried? last week. Your best friend? several. One place that I go to over and over? post office. One person who emails me regularly? Berry. Favorite place to eat? Snack Jack's.
It's gonna be a busy weekend, mostly with non-fun stuff that everyone has to take care of. But, I don't want to ignore this place so I thought I'd do a series of re-posts from my archives.
It all deals with my late husband, our marriage and his suicide. (Just a heads up in case you wanna pass.) It really isn't totally negative and the comments are beautiful.
As always, the prize is a deluxe care package, sent in the winner's name, to one of our military serving in harm's way. You can choose from the list at AnySoldier.com or submit the name of someone you know. ____ One was gone before my time. The other lives in my mem'ry always.
He was a drinker and a bricklayer. Played bass in a Polka band.
Landed on Ellis Island a year before his family could follow.
I heard many tales of his drunken temper. All I saw was gentle.
He smiled while I fed him mashed potatoes and peas in the hospital.
