Rest in Peace

My dear sweet husband,
My heart still aches.  I still miss you.  I still love you.  I still cry for you.  May you watch over us and be proud of the legacy you left behind.

Procrastination

Since the fire I still have not unpacked the "maybe-we-might-have-to-evacuate" boxes.  Right now this minute I should be doing it, but I'm not.

I call it procrastination, but in reality it is avoidance--not of doing the work but of finding and seeing pictures and mementos of Joe's life.

It still hurts.
So, I will blog.
Facebook.
Eat.
Snack.
Watch t.v.
FaceTime grandbabies.
Even do the dishes so I don't have to look at painful memories that make me cry.

Darn that grief and death that continues to haunt my life.
Darn those shooters that started that fire.
Darn that drunk that killed my husband.

A Death that is 100% Preventable...

...the cancer community it wishes it had that rate!

People raise hundreds of thousands of dollars every year for cancer prevention and research.  They run, walk, and eat yogurt, while all the proceeds go to cancer.  Great strides have been made in the cure, and I am grateful.  I am grateful for my friends and family who have survived cancer.  I am happy that they have survived and been cured.  So glad for cancer treatment and cancer research

However, isn’t it ironic how much time and money go into finding a cure for cancer and yet there IS a cure for DUI vehicular homicide.

That is beer all over the road and the drunk's truck in the background

100% preventable.  No early detection; no tests or exams; no signs or symptoms to watch for; no family history no predisposition.

Ironic isn’t it that we as a nation and community fight so hard to win the battle against cancer, and yet, where is the fight against drunks and drunk driving?  

Drunk driving will affect 1 in 3 of us. (source)

Visit MADD here.