Author: jeanniebruenning


  • Ethel’s Got a Cold

    Ethel’s Got a Cold

    I called to check on my soon to be 88 year old mother who has been dealing with a cold this past week… Hello. Well you sound better. I feel better. (cough, cough) Good, You taking your medicine? Yes. But not the prescription. It had big letters on the bottle that says it will make…

  • Crocheting (or sex, which ever you prefer)

    I’ve wanted to write a little ditty on sex but thought it may be too provocative for some (or my mother) so I’m going to refer to sex as crocheting. I personally fall into the category of only ever having one crocheting partner. I’m not sure if this is rare as I don’t think my…

  • And the Oscar goes to…

    “You don’t want to be in love, you want to be in love in a movie.” It’s a great line from the movie Sleepless in Seattle. Two woman, sitting in their living room,  sobbing as they watch a scene from the classic An Affair to Remember. The one says, “I want to be in love.”…

  • Barnacles, Ovaries and Miracles.

    In a few days I’m going in to have an ugly skin tag removed. It been with me for a while and I really could live with it, but the doc says it can come off, so why not? At the same time, he is going to remove my uterus and ovaries. Now, one would…

  • Carrots, Bikes and Listening

    Three weeks ago I found myself down for the count. In fact, I was so down that I was gathering my things to go to the hospital. I called a nurse hot line and was assured that I wasn’t in any danger but I should call my doctor. I did and they made me an…

  • Pandas, Trains, Picking and Robbers

    Thursday is Liam and Emery’s sleep over night and since Jeff is out of town, I’m flying solo. I promised dinner at Panda Express which won out over the McDonalds with a play ground. As we made our short commute, we had the radio playing and a commercial for Hospice came on, I quickly turned the…