by Kathy | Apr 5, 2021 | After Cancer
We recently spent three months in Texas visiting my siblings and my mom. This was an exciting time for us as we have not lived near family our entire married life. Depending on your family, this could be either a good or a bad thing. But I was very excited to have...
by Kathy | Feb 22, 2021 | After Cancer
As many of you have seen on the news, Texas recently experienced severe weather with a week of power outages, frozen water lines, loss of cell signal and/or internet, and in some instances, a loss of sense of humor. Gene and I were extremely fortunate that we only had...
by Kathy | Dec 24, 2020 | After Cancer
Years ago, Steven was in fourth grade and his teacher wished him Happy Birthday. He responded, “It’s not my birthday today. I’m using the Lariviere Flexible Holiday Rule.” His teacher laughed and asked him what that rule was. He explained that in our family, if your...
by Kathy | Dec 8, 2020 | After Cancer
One of the great lessons my mother taught me was to thank the people who quietly work for you all year long . . . the mail person, the trash collector, the UPS delivery person. Over the years, I have come up with various gifts, but for the past ten years, I have...
by Kathy | Nov 4, 2020 | After Cancer
I was listening to the 80’s music channel this morning when I heard a Blondie singing Heart of Glass. It took me back to my Amarillo roots and teenage years. My dad LOVED Blondie – to the point of annoyance. If you knew my dad, you would never expect Punk Rock to...
