PattybytheSea

Days like this....I wish you were here. As well as Dad. Days like this, I know both of you would just be over the moon with joy. Been a minute since I wrote. Been a weird year with all the cold. I can hear you already. "I'm soooo over this winter....I mean.....is it gonna snow in June?!!" hahahahaa. I thought of you so much the last few days. Pralle's cousin AJ, his mom had a bad heart attack. I checked in with Pralle a lot. There family always been so good and caring of me and us. Pralle said his Aunt had took a turn for the better, moving, listening....only a day after a bad heart attack...and then as Pralle was going to come up to see her...she passed on. AJ and I have always had a cool relationship. Just caring from day one until now. Ironically enough, his wife was the first person I saw who was monitoring Steph Laurie. Go figure. I went to pay my respects and they all were shocked, but so appreciative. Even asking what I am up to these days. It was just great. T...

After a ton of back and forth I finally got your site back up and running. Man. What a hassle. For real. We all miss you, but the older I get, the more I realize how many lessons you taught me without really telling me. People who are not in your corner are really just not for you. I listened to Joel Osteen today....exactly said that. "The closed doors are just as important as the open ones are. The closed ones protect us from bad people and bad situations. You're destine for better things...God has a plan..."  I think about that a lot when you were going through life. I think about what you thought...Did God have a plan for you. I think your plan was to be an awesome Mom. And you definitely were a great Mom. I think about you often. I think about a lot of our funny moments. I made a comment to Lam the other night....about her working on her locks......and cleaning them up. And you saying "Lam, that's a good side hustle for you......" I miss you every day. I...