Tag: Family

• Wow It’s Already…

  The night before surgery again. It feels like deja Vu, right! This time I think I can safely say I won’t fade away for 5 months like last time. I needed that break and that time to really miss sharing stories with you all. I am already as set as I can be for morning.…

  Garnetjewel

  September 24, 2025

  Uncategorized

  arrival time, Family, health, information, life, medicine, nurses, pharmacy, phone calls, questions, recovery, stories, surgeon, surgery, surgery time, writing

• Last Minute Items

  Betty Bishop has a family who loves to do things for her. Including throwing her a party. This is the first time we have hosted a Birthday party for her here at our house though. Dad just kind of thought it could be fun if we got some things done outside. Plus he really likes…

  Garnetjewel

  September 24, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing

  appointment, birthday party, Family, fishing, foldable table, last minute, life, lists, love, memories, suggestions, supplies, tables, writing

• Odds N Ends

  Today started really early this morning when my Dad finally answered his phone. The time was before 5 am. Since then their day has been topsy turvy and so has mine. Of course they had it worse than I have today at least I was able to make it to Homecoming and they were able…

  Garnetjewel

  September 21, 2025

  God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  autism, brothers, clarify, Erika, Family, Homecoming, life, love, memorial, mental-health, President Trump, vision, writing

• Celebrations of Life

  The past week has been a myriad of emotions when I think of the death of Charlie Kirk and my Grandma’s 99th birthday. The profound sadness I was engulfed in especially last Wednesday and Thursday was punctured when I got the message that Ericka Kirk was speaking to the World on Friday night. Only 2…

  Garnetjewel

  September 20, 2025

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing

  99 years old, celebrations of life, Charlie Kirk, christians, Erika Kirk, faith, Family, grandma, Great Grandma, Great Grandpa, life, love, martyr, memories, prayer, widow

• No-Wifi

  Yesterday after we got home sometime after 3 pm our supposedly smart TV and phones were fully connecting and working. It was frustrating to say the least. Couldn’t watch any of my news and I even had to get through my second bike ride with only a couple songs on my phone that actually by…

  Garnetjewel

  September 20, 2025

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  basement, dish, emotional, Family, frustrating, funeral dinner, Garlic Burger, grace of God, life, love, music, No wifi, practice, writing

• Change of Routine

  Lately I have felt like I am in a holding pattern. Simply waiting for things to happen one way or another. After my last two surgeries some accidents or incidents happened that have me a little paranoid about throwing myself back into a job. However, there is a job position I am considering which will…

  Garnetjewel

  September 17, 2025

  Family, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  autism, bike riding, brothers, cooking, Family, food, life, love, meatballs, routine, spaghetti, waiting, writing

• The Countdown Is On

  The last list has been written down. However, some last minute cleaning duties are still being done. Dad did the outside stuff weeks ago and it made the carport, back patio, front patio and the picnic table look nearly brand new once again. A day or two ago a new idea came to mind. I…

  Garnetjewel

  September 8, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing

  99th birthday, birthday, bulletin board, cleaning, cri-cut cutter, excited, Family, Fish Fry, fungus, kitchen, life, mental-health, mushrooms, photos, writing

• The Last 24 Hours…

  Last night after we rested from processing and getting the corn to the point of freezing we were then readying ourselves for this morning. Mom had an early appointment to further her journey with her dentures. It has been an uneasy experience for a long while and this was another big step. Still I needed…

  Garnetjewel

  September 5, 2025

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  24 hours, anomaly, appointments, carsick, drive, Family, health, life, love, sore, thumb, writing

• Processing… Sweet Corn

  Honestly, I’m not certain when I was old enough to notice my family and our sweet corn freezing process. Only that we have done it all the years we have been farmers. Technically Dad became a farmer when I was 5, but Papaw Freddy was always a farmer at heart. So it would seem forever.…

  Garnetjewel

  September 4, 2025

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing

  bandage, bleeding, boiling, corn, corn setup, cut, cutting, Family, family farm, food, gardening, ice bath, memories, processing, shucks, sweet corn, task, vegetable, vegetables

• Hoosiers… and their Sweet Corn

  Our neighbors dropped us off some sweet corn this afternoon. Talk about a surprise and trying to find out how we can work it up really fast. Mom was the one who answered the door to him and like the green beans from last year he gave us quite a load of work. Work, we…

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  September 3, 2025

  American Heritage, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  corn, drooling, Family, farming, food, frozen corn, garden, gardening, gardens, Hoosiers, neighbors, shucking, sweet corn, tomatoes, work