Recognizing Ricardo

So, I never knew I’d be so excited about purchasing a Power Tool. My leaf blower is my new favorite thing. I can’t tell you the last time I did yard work. Larkin is a professional landscaper, so I’ve gladly taken a backseat on yard maintenance for years.  I know this sounds crazy, but doing things, that in the past would have been done by Larkin, have made me feel like I can conquer the world. HA! I’m slowly finding out that I’m capable of doing more than I thought. I purchased new light fixtures for my bathroom, but when I couldn’t figure out what breaker operated the fixtures, I figured I still need to leave a few things up to the professionals. It’s the little things, folks! I may not be re-wiring my house anytime soon, but the leaves don’t stand a chance!! ———————————————————— On January 4th, I found myself sitting at the post office trying to hold back tears.  I had gone back and forth about what to do with my wedding and engagement ring. The ring, which w...

Happy 2018! It has been awhile since I made a post and a lot has happened during that time. I survived my first Christmas as a single mom, made a post on Facebook with a little hashtag that caught a lot of attention, reached out to a stranger who is trying to survive divorce and custody details, made a decision to sell my wedding ring set, and I purchased my very own power tool (not with proceeds from the sale, LOL!) So, I guess I’ll use this post to catch up on all of that. I had started a post last week with details about the Christmas holiday, but it just didn’t have the right “feel”, so I decided to wait until I had the right words. So here’s try number two. The boys were in Sprott (Larkin’s home town) during the days leading up to Christmas. I had intentions of going with them, but decided that I wasn’t emotionally ready for the trip. Harriet and Courtney brought the boys to my house on Christmas Eve and we had lunch together- Mom and Bruce included. It was a good visit, ...