Saturday, February 27, 2010

Three photos

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I have a love-hate relationship with photos right now. They bring me great joy and also make me wistful for the days before the Damm Spot. H...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Grief

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My column for Briefing today is about the unpredictability of grief. You can read it here or here: Grief, like life itself, isn't some...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Guest blogger Liz: Run for Steve in March

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I know it's still cold out there but some of us have still been running, or at least trying our best! A few members of the team will be ...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Picture of joy

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This photo always makes me smile, even when it makes me cry. October 2005 Katie continues to talk every day about Daddy and how much she mi...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

Steve Damm Fund benefit

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You can now buy tickets to the March 8 concert , benefitting the Steve Damm Fund (college fund for Cooper and Katie) and PFamily Arts in ...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

From the beach to the snow

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Aunt Ami came to town last Friday, allowing me a few days to get out of town. Liz, Holly, Piper, Victoria and I escaped to Palm Beach, leavi...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

The dance

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Frisco sponsors a Daddy Daughter Dance every February. Early last year, when we realized how quickly Steve's condition was deteriorating...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Katie's song

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Katie often composes songs about Steve. I was quick enough to capture today's song on my phone.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Save the date: March 8

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Last week I received a surprise phone call from David Gaschen -- Frisco dad, Broadway star, all-around nice guy. (You may remember that he r...
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Monday, February 1, 2010

Cooper's big weekend

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I tell Cooper and Katie every day that I am proud of them and that Daddy is proud of them. If Steve had been with us in person this weekend,...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Melinda update

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Our friend Melinda will undergo brain surgery again Monday morning at 7. She has recovered well since the Jan. 18 surgery, but the post-sur...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Answered calling

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I'm learning that throughout the grief process there are multiple moments of clarity. It would be impossible, thankfully, for our hearts...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Back to the service

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Someone gently reminded me tonight that Steve's memorial service hasn't been completely posted to the blog. I was thankful for the r...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Little bit of Germany

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We made a big step last night. Cooper, Katie and I returned to one of our favorite restaurants -- Bavarian Grill in Plano. We've never ...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Prayers for Melinda

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One of our many unsung heroes is Melinda. During Steve's battle with cancer, she took excellent care of us -- bringing meals to our home...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Little things

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On the way to preschool this morning, Katie and I heard emergency vehicle sirens. Katie asked what was wrong. I told her that I didn't k...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Flashback

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A few days ago I wrote about the first New Year's Eve without Steve. Dear friend Karen, who has endured all kinds of drama with me sinc...
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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Connections

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This afternoon I dissembled Christmas in the house. (I had welcome help from Cooper, Katie, Jim, Betty and Uncle Jim.) Everything in this ho...
Monday, January 4, 2010

In case of emergency

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Do you remember the Friends episode from 1995 in which Rachel goes to the emergency room? I think that George Clooney is one of the doctors....
Friday, January 1, 2010

New year

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It's difficult to accept that we've started 2010 without Steve. Our first New Year's Eve together was in 1992, a few months befo...
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