Category Archives: personal

Family first

Last week I was waken up by the shaking and movements of someone crying, only to find tears falling down from my closed eyes. It was me. I was crying hysterically and my trembling body is what woke me. It was a horrible dream…a nightmare actually. While I won’t go into details because it is…

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Where does the time go?

Lately it seems as if 24 hours in a day is clearly not enough time. I often wonder what it would be like to have just a few more hours in day.  Heck, I would happily take 1 extra hour at this point. That extra 1 hour, would give us an extra 365 hours in…

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09.09.09. aka Rambo’s birthday

Yes, my man and my protector just turned 10 today or 70 for those of you counting in doggie years.  The number NINE is said to bring good luck, so when I found out my puppy was born on 9/9/99, I knew that this little guy, who was all of 10lbs when I first got…

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Happy Birthday Mommy!

Yes, today is August 18th, a very special day for me. Since this was the day my mother was brought into this world years ago, it has been marked a day that I look at with joy and happiness.  My mother is an asthmatic that has seen her fair share of hospitals and ambulances. Back…

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Michael Jackson’s memorial

As I sat and watched the Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center this morning, I found myself reflecting back on my life and my childhood growing up with Michael Jackson and his music.   I first became a fan of Michael when I was in elementary school and Thriller was the top selling album….

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