Thursday, March 29, 2012

Stupid tumor

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"Stupid tumor" is my umbrella catchphrase of a curse that I say mostly in my head, sometimes out loud, when a situation is frustra...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Wit

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Cooper definitely has Steve's humor gene. Dry and sly. On Friday afternoon, Boy Scout Troop 51 gathered to load up gear and head out o...
Friday, March 23, 2012

As starfish returns to the sea, wave of sadness rises and falls

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From today's Briefing : My Katie is a sensitive soul. It’s difficult to know how much of her tender heart was there at birth and how muc...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Waving hello

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I love the beach. I fell in love with the mix of water and sand and wind and salt in my mid-20s, when Matthew and Gretchen introduced us to ...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Change

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The past four-plus years around the Damm house have been capricious: Healthy mom and dad and two children. Onset of odd symptoms. Month o...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Absence

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One of the defining characteristics of a blog -- at least this blog -- is that it offers snippets. This blog and the Damm Spot don't of...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Valentine's gifts

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Steve and I were never huge Valentine's Day people. We celebrated, but nothing fancy or over the top. Among our most memorable: 1993, ...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Cabinets and shoes and snoring

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Today I attended a luncheon for widows. (It was at a church that I do contract work for. I sat with my friend who works at the church and ...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Band

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Cooper visited his future middle school today for an instrument fair of sorts. Fifth-graders were invited to try out all the band and orches...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Soccer

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Today is one of the best days of the year: The beginning of a new soccer season. Cooper has played on the Dolphins since fall 2005. He was...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Legacy

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I met a woman last week who had been a colleague of Steve's. She hugged me tight and told me that she loved Steve. That everyone loved S...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Village

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Nothing about being a single mom is the way I envisioned life for our family. There are moments, sometimes hours that stretch into a day, wh...
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Monday, January 9, 2012

Good morning

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I'm having email trouble, so I rebuilt the inbox, which means I rediscovered some old emails. One was a simple note from Steve: "G...
Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy new year!

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Happy new year from our family to you!
Thursday, December 29, 2011

2012 Head for the Cure: Register now and save

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Last May about 80 people joined the Run for Steve Damm team and participated in the inaugural Head for the Cure 5K in Frisco. It was an...
Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!

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The perfect antidote to missing Steve on our third Christmas without him: these two spirited, joyful, sweet souls. Eighteen years ago today,...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Worldly wise

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This blog launched four years ago today. Thank you, dear blog readers, for being a part of our lives the past four years. Thank you for pr...
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Strength

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Looming on my calendar: Dec. 11 and the words "First MRI day." Dec. 11, 2007, was the day that Steve and I stood next to a radio...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

Couples bunco

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I've been part of a neighborhood bunco group, started by friend Jackie, for more than six years.  2008 version of our group Twelve ...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Found

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We spent most of Thanksgiving break at Rich and Ami's home in Austin. ( You can read about our traditional-yet-evolving feast here. ) O...