Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
It’s early; Still dark outside; I get up. Tommy the Dawg is still asleep on his bed. I try not to wake him. I have plans for tonight, and I think about those as I rise. I check my Blood Sugar: 95. “Mmm-Hmm, Good,” I think to myself.I decide to wait to take my morning…
Read MoreI enjoy taking Tommy the Dawg out for his daily rides. He enjoys the rides as well. He hops up in the front seat, sits down, and waits for me to buckle him into his seat. I feel like I’m his Valet as I buckle him up; that’s how he treats me. Like his Valet.—He’s…
Read MoreIt was a Dreary Day outside today. I Hate Dreary Days.They usually make me a bit saddened. Not today, though. I kept busy, doing whatever I could, around the house, in between working on my Snow Globes.Sometimes, with Snow Globes, you must wait for things such as the Lacquer or the Glue to dry.So, I…
Read MoreI enjoy the weather this time of year.The mornings are Crisp, and the afternoons warm. You wear pants and a jacket in the mornings, and in the afternoon, you walk around in your boxers. I kid, a little. But the mornings are crisp, and the afternoons are pleasant.Tommy the Dawg loves this weather as well.When…
Read MoreAbout this time each year, I begin working on one of my favorite hobbies—building Snow Globes.Yep.Growing up, I’ll bet some of the older fellas said, “I bet he grows up to build Snow Globes…”I kid. —Back to my post. Each year, I buy everything from the “Globes” themselves to the items I will place in…
Read More—The ‘Red Bird’— Throughout life, the elders of my family have talked about the “Red Bird.”The “Cardinal” is the proper name, I believe. Sitting on the porch or at a picnic, Nana, my Grandmother, might say, “There’s a Red Bird,” and all the older members would become at peace and relaxed at the sight of…
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