Bonnie Jaeckle's Blog – June 2012 Archive (3)

My husband, Gary turned 65 in May.  Needless to say, he is much older than I (wink)!  Anyway… it seems that, when the bell tolls 65, insurance companies become quite interested in you.  We’ve received more calls from insurance agents this May than we have throughout our entire marriage!  While their primary concern is medical insurance, life insurance is usually offered also.  Asking the caller if they would be willing to give him a few minutes of their time since…

On June 6, 2012, Anna Ruth (Senders) Riley’s days on earth came to an end.  Receiving word of Momma’s death was bitter-sweet news.  Having always been strong and vivacious, it was heart-breaking to watch the Alzheimer’s progress as the days passed.  As empty as life feels without her, it is a relief to know that the debilitation has come to an end.

Amazingly, in all her confusion and memory loss, Momma never forgot the faces of her six children.  She’d forget…

We have a really light-colored braided rug in our living room that shows every speck of dirt and every tiny stain!  Remind me to never mail order a rug again!  While I’m not the house cleaning fanatic that I used to be, I still don’t want our home to look like a pig pen!  So occasionally, I go to work on those rug stains.

I don’t know about you, but I get a bit concerned when spot removing products in spray bottles have this caution statement, “Avoid…