The Holidays........

The Christmas season is finally upon us. For the first time in a long time I am very excited! I will have all my kids spouses and grandkids here! There have been a lot of changes this year. I lost someone very close to me, my husband joined the army and my ex's 2 kids went to live with him. I don't talk about what is going on in my life very often so many times there are things that people don't even know. My 2 stepkids leaving was one of the hardest things I have had to deal with. I miss them a lot but I know it was the best for everyone involved.

Now it is just me and my 3 youngest. It is crazy quite in the house now. I finally have the opportunity to spend quality time with the 3 that have sacrificed so much for the last 4 years. They deserve the world and I intend on giving it to them.

The tree is up~the presents are wrapped and as a family we will be strong this holiday season.

Rip Uncle Bruce!

It has been a while since I blogged. My Uncle passed away on October 24, 2009. It was the hardest death I have ever had to deal with. We were very close. I was like the daughter he never had. When my unle was 18 yrs old he was in a car accident with left him paralized from the neck down. He spent the rest of his life in a wheel chair. He never let that stop him. He was never looked at as handicapped! My uncle has a love of baseball!! Every year he coach little league! He was so proud of his teams and the trophies they won!!! He even went to college and obtain a degree in Human Services. He worked as a paralegal for legal aid for many years. But, he was mostly proud of being on the park board commission and working with the kids. He left such a legacy I am so proud of him.

Laying him to rest was so painful on many levels. One I was in no way ready to say goodbye. Second it again brought out the ugly side of that side of the family. Instantly everyone was I want I want......no one cared about his death. My uncle is survived by 2 sisters. One lived only a block away an hadn't seen him in close to 15 yrs. She made it public knowlegde how much she hated him and the other sister was just as bad.

It just killed me to watch the 2 of them act and try to look like they gave a damn he was gone. An hour after my uncle died his sister stormed in the house a demnded everything. For the record both sisters shouldn't have been surprised when the will left them nothing. How ironic it is to hate someone so bad and then be surprise when something like that happens.

All know is my uncle and I had a very special relationship and I will always have my memories.

I love you uncle Bruce!

Bruce Page
5/25/55-10/24/09