Family is Love

April was chaotic. The third weekend, my mom and I drove to Florida to visit her family. Before anyone gets excited and talks of beaches and palm trees, let me specify we were just south of Alabama. Peanuts and pine trees and 3 hours from the beach. Her parents...

Thank You

There are so many people to thank, it would take a novel to write everyone down. So let’s start at the beginning, because I want to show the effect of a domino. Thank you to my parents… for obvious reasons. Thank you to my ex-husband for teaching me that I...

Grandad passed away :(

This is the notice my parents sent out for my Grandad (Dad’s Dad) It is our sad duty to inform you that on June 10, 2007 at 12:24 in the morning Ethan Allen Schrader Sr. passed away.  He had been living  at Autumn Leaves in the assisted care unit.  He suffered...