Ivy and Ellie

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Happy Father's Day! Every Day💗

Sometimes, they don't know what day it is either. They don't want to watch the news. They sleep upright. Their best dances get the baby to nod off. They make faces and find funny noises to teach someone that someday they might play music by ear.

Fatherhood is a full-time job that comes with priceless memories. Here's to the good times, even if there was plenty of sadness to go around from time to time.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

5 sentence Story!

WORDS: For To Now

Celeste thought it might be too late. She had not meant to worry anyone about her doubts at work, but she was nervous around her supervisor. He was taking shortcuts from the facts that Celeste had gathered over the months that had turned into years while he sabotaged her work to make himself look better. Now was the time to let them know at City what was really happening in their department, but could she go through with it when he claimed all along she was his best friend, whom he trusted? She read over her email one last time, and then she hit SEND.

Friday, June 12, 2026

IRL

The humidity has been so bad...but we had a breather from it yesterday.

It seems one thing leads to another for me this summer. I feel pretty frazzled this week since hubby is back in the hospital. On the other hand, I did have a trip to Ortho for a check-up and another shot in the shoulder. Things are much better with the frozen shoulder. She told me it's just a little inflammation, and I don't have arthritis. Which was great to hear.

Still, I have to be ready at a moment's notice when a relative calls, and I have to take them in for a urine test to make sure he hasn't had alcohol.

So the punch line here is ALCOHOL IS BAD. Bad for depression. Bad for your health. And very bad when you don't know what moderation really is. It's the culprit slowing down my husband's heart.

I've had some sleepless nights due to my antidepressant. I didn't know what my problem was. I thought it was my sinuses, but it's actually GERD that keeps me awake. Yes, this might have been what caused the flu months ago. Anyway, I am doing my best to drink lots of water these days. No soda pop (as we call it here in the Heartland).

Of course, I miss writing. And hope to get back to it soon. And I've been having issues, as well, with the site where I like to make my sets. It's been down, as well. So yeah, my summer of discontent.