Author: Patricia

Hi! I'm a Mom to two great kids, well adults, but you know, our kids are always our babies 🥰🥰 I’m also “Nana” to a beautiful baby girl, who’s now just over 13 months, and also a “Grandma" to my Grandpup, Peace. She's a Belgian Malinois who is full of "piss and vinegar" if you know what I mean, LOL but she grew on me and she's a sweet girl with A LOT of personality. My Love and I have been together since 2007. I met him through my late husband. I was married for 9.5 years when my husband died suddenly and unexpectedly. We were together for a total of 11.5 years. We loved each other for the rest of HIS life. #GoneButNEVERForgotten I also started writing this blog, because HIS story needs to be told. His story of experiencing Parental Alienation and the Damage it did to him and his kids. It didn't just happen to him and his kids, but as anyone knows, PA has a trickle down effect. His older kids have nothing to do with our children, because of what their mother has told them about me. It's very sad. I will also provide links to articles I've read about PA and all that goes with it, in hopes of helping others.
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Cleaning Out Photos

I’m cleaning out photos in my phone. There are a LOT! I’m putting recipes in my notes, deleting photos that aren’t that good, and this screenshot popped up.

I remember long ago when Keith’s ex told him that she does tell the kids to call him, “you know, maybe its a good time to call your dad,” and how they always said, “well do it later….” “they get so revved up in what their doing.” She wanted Keith to know she “does try” and didnt want him to think she didnt. He never believed her. 11/05 “Later” became “too late.” Literally. Too late for anymore phone calls, for any possible reconciliations, for anything.

While this picture took me to this memory, it holds true for all of us.

Please be mindful. ❤️

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Cleaning Out Photos

I’m cleaning out photos in my phone. There are a LOT! I’m putting recipes in my notes, deleting photos that aren’t that good, and this screenshot popped up.

I remember long ago when Keith’s ex told him that she does tell the kids to call him, “you know, maybe its a good time to call your dad,” and how they always said, “well do it later….” “they get so revved up in what their doing.” She wanted Keith to know she “does try” and didnt want him to think she didnt. He never believed her. 11/05 “Later” became “too late.” Literally. Too late for anymore phone calls, for any possible reconciliations, for anything.

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Ok…

It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote a blog. Who knew life with a Grandbaby can be so busy!! LOL

My sweet granddaughter is a little more than 13 months old now and she is HILARIOUS! She keeps me on my toes and makes me laugh every day!

This morning when I saw her, I had my glasses on and that is something she isn’t used to seeing me with so she was not happy when she saw me. When I took them off. She stopped using and then came to me. How funny (not funny HA HA) that something like that would upset her. I guess in her mind I was not her Nana, until I was again when I took my glasses off.

It’s the same for my son. She’s getting used to him and his facial hair, she’s not of that, but she REALLY doesn’t like hats. When he has his on, she’s almost afraid of him. My daughter said she doesn’t like when her Daddy wears a hat either. I wonder why that is. She doesn’t mind wearing them or headbands, but doesn’t like others wearing hats, LOL.

Summer school, or ESY, (Extended School Year) ended on 7/18, so I’ve been on vacation since. I want to take a trip (to WA State) but not sure I can swing it. Flying would be so convenient but scary nowadays, and driving is a 16- 24 hours. We’ll see what happens. My sis and her family live there.

Anyway, I hope you all are doing amazing and life is treating well!

I’m going to close for now, and will write again soon!

TTFN,

P~

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Favorite Games

What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?

I LOVE The Sims Free play. I don’t play it very often because it’s so time consuming but it’s fun when I do.

My favorite games growing up were the Game of Life and Monopoly. I also loved Clue.

I love playing Go Fish in card games, as well as Solitaire, War and Slap Jack.

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Preference

Dogs or cats?

I prefer cats, but I like dogs too. We have a Belgian Malinois/shepherd mix and while she drives me crazy, she’s a cute, sweet dog. She’s actually my daughter’s dog.

We have a cat, she’s just over 13 yrs old and once she passes, I won’t get another pet.

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Sleep

What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?

Well, since I ride the school bus in the morning, currently, I wake up at 4:30am. I give myself time to have breakfast, shower, do whatever I can in the morning, then get to the transportation yard before 7am when our bus leaves. I usually try to go to bed by 9pm, sometimes I make it, sometimes I don’t, LOL.

On weekends, it’s a free for all until Sunday night.

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The Balance

How do you balance work and home life?

I work at a high school as a para-professional. 99% of the time, I don’t bring work home with me, though there may be a time or two where something affected me and I can’t help but bring it home to journal or vent.

When I get home, it’s all about needing an hour to decompress, as I call it. Go to my room, a quiet place, and just chill. Then, I go and hangout with my baby granddaughter before her daddy gets there and after he leaves so my daughter can continue to do what she needs to do.

I’ll text my fiancé or call him to see how he is doing even though I will send him a text during my break or lunch.

Around 8pm, I start doing what I need to do to get ready for the next day and start all over again.

Great question!

P~

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Back to the Grind

First day back to work since last Wednesday. I needed that mental health break. After my brother passed, my granddaughter had an urgent breathing issue. She is good, but she has to take albuterol every 4-6 hours. The doc isn’t diagnosing her with asthma just yet, though it does run in my little family. All three of us, have seasonal asthma and allergies. No fun, especially to see a 9 month old suffering.

I looked in the mirror a little while ago while at work and noticed my eyes are a bit red. The wind has picked up and it’s chilly out. The sun is out and it’s blue sky in my little area of the world in the Metro LA Basin, so that’s a plus.

While I was off work, my daughter, baby granddaughter and I went to see SNOW WHITE. It was better than I expected, the story line anyway, and it even brought tears to my eyes. It was actually funny because one of the Dwarf’s started to cry and he only had one tear, so guess what I thought of? Yep, Rachel Markle and her “one tear, left eye, GO” LMAO. I think they could have gotten a better witch. I love Gal Gadot, but I was not impressed with her acting or singing throughout most of the movie. Only when she turned into the old woman was I impressed as she was scary looking. I think they could have gotten a better Snow White as well, but she was Rachel Zegler did ok. She was better than Gal, but not much. Let me know what you think.

On Saturday afternoon I went to watch my 10 yr old nephew play baseball. It was a lot of fun! His team won, but MAN OH MAN was it an exciting game! His team was ahead, then got behind then tied then WON! HOLY MOLY! I can hardly wait for my granddaughter to be able to start playing softball! I will be her loudest cheerleader!

I was off work yesterday, a student/staff day off. Overall, the days off I had and the weekend were the days I needed. I’m tired today, as I didn’t sleep well last night, but my work day is almost over.

I hope life has been treating you all well.

Until next time….

P~