October 2019 – Journey By Eskew

Birthdays on a Budget

I almost opened a business with my kids, we still could someday. The three of us were an awesome team of birthday party planning on a budget. I did it out of necessity, but I challenged their creative minds to do more with less. It has spilled over to my eldest daughter’s way of life.Continue reading “Birthdays on a Budget”

Rescued

Our love of animals was evident by a houseful. We had parakeets, a rescued cockatiel, and a parrot that we’d had since he was very young. Our dog had died Easter weekend. We were all broken hearted about that. No dog could ever replace our special boy. Lloyd had his 5th heart attack in June.Continue reading “Rescued”

Caregiving 101

My spouse had his first heart attack in Oct. 2004 at the age of 47. Overnight our salary was cut in half. We had a 5-year old and an 11-month old. Six weeks later, while sitting in the Social Security office filing for disability, he was exhibiting signs of another one. The guard notified meContinue reading “Caregiving 101”

Whackadoodle

The odd thing is every day is different. Some days are just better than others and we just roll with the good days. Every plan subconsciously has a backup plan or we just know there is a hospital where ever we go. The youngest had an out of state band competition that I was planningContinue reading “Whackadoodle”

Patience

Keeping the vows –

For richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health

Nice Beat,kinda hard to dance to.

After surviving the Widow maker, life just became new. New medicine, new cardiac diet, new rules. Life changing new rules. No worries, everything is doable. The team of cardiologists told me some disturbing news. Lloyd’s echocardiogram – the ultrasound of the heart that provides moving pictures & info on the structure and function of theContinue reading “Nice Beat,kinda hard to dance to.”

OHS

Truth and Consequences Hilarious, honest, highly regarded, well known. That’s Lloyd in a nutshell. He has fun, is funny & makes me laugh. In elementary school, Lloyd had an interest in track. Mr. Roggentein dashed those dreams. “Boys who wear glasses can’t play sports.” Since his father had died at age 54, when Lloyd wasContinue reading “OHS”

You know you’re in the right place…

I’ve been hauling my “Girl Scout” bag with me forever. It’s always loaded with toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, brush, first aid supplies, including an a extra inhaler for me, plus other necessities like flashlights, tissues, etc. This bag goes on all school trips, all scouting events & is refilled often. My bag was filled with aContinue reading “You know you’re in the right place…”

The life flight

Summers are our favorite part of the year. When the kids were younger, we always had swimming lessons, softball, or other activities that seemed to make it always go too fast. June 2018 we had just said goodbye to our oldest child who had just left for the Boundary Waters for a summer college class.Continue reading “The life flight”

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