Shortly after I posted my birthday thoughts about my nephew Max, I got a text from one of my closest friends. It was short and to the point: “[My nephew] passed away around 6:15 this morning.” I was actually expecting an update like this any day, but even when you’re anticipating news like this, it’s […]

One of the first blogs I posted was about how much I don’t like “Unsolicited Advice.” In that post, I recounted how some early morning jogger got onto me about walking with my hands in my pockets. I had this thought around day 10 of my 25 days of extreme pain from my pinched nerve:  […]

My only nephew turned 18 today… I can’t believe it! It feels like just yesterday he was telling me he wasn’t “As yoopy as a yoon!” I miss those days when all of his “L’s” sounded like “Y’s,” and when my nephew would call me “Coont Sonja” instead of “Cool Aunt Sonja” — which was […]