Laurabelle’s Blog

I'm back home in Texas. Last night I heard a meow from the hall outside my room. When I opened the door, there was Goldie, completely soaked but alive. I picked her up and cradled her in my arms, and I cried from relief and happiness that she had come home. But it was just a [...]

I have not enjoyed the last couple of Christmases, primarily because I felt that I was old enough to exchange presents like an adult but didn’t have enough time to make presents or money to buy them. I was ashamed of the gifts I was able to give.
Last Christmas I had made a few [...]

I talked to my mother yesterday and asked about how my grandmother, her mother, was doing. She said that she was not doing well but could go either tomorrow or six months from now. Mom just called again to tell me that Grandmama passed away last night. I am sad to lose another grandparent (she was effectively [...]

Last night I dreamed that Dynix fell over, and it was my fault because I hadn't been paying enough attention to it. I logged in to Dynix yesterday for the first time in a month, and it was strange. I had almost forgotten the keystrokes, even though they had been second nature after a year and [...]