Remembering Yesterday
A widow's journey into her relationship with her
by BethShelby
Talking to a deceased mate
Prologue
Prologue
Posted February 3, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1327 views | 29 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The start of a developing relationship
Chapter 1
The Beginning
Posted February 4, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1272 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Going on dates is new experience for me.
Chapter 2
First Dates
Posted February 5, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1260 views | 11 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Meeting my husband's family
Chapter 3
Meeting the Family
Posted February 6, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1250 views | 11 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The end of my high school years
Chapter 4
Early Courtship and Graduation
Posted February 7, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1257 views | 11 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Summer after high school
Chapter 5
Summer Interim
Posted February 8, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1266 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
College and Life Changing Decisions
Chapter 6
College Life
Posted February 9, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1254 views | 10 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Remembering Younger Days
Chapter 7
What Will Be, Will Be
Posted February 10, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1259 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
My Wedding Day
Chapter 8
The Wedding
Posted February 11, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1254 views | 11 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
The next thing following the wedding
Chapter 9
The Honeymoon
Posted February 12, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1256 views | 11 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Searching for a place to live
Chapter 10
Beginning Our Life Together
Posted February 12, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1251 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The apartment we rented.
Chapter 11
Apartment Living
Posted February 14, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1259 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Problems of Newlyweds
Chapter 12
Learning Our Roles in Marriage
Posted February 15, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1265 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
A move from first apartment
Chapter 13
Moving On Up
Posted February 17, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1269 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our second Year of marriage
Chapter 14
Our Second Year
Posted February 23, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1259 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Hazards of my last year in collage.
Chapter 15
The End of My Formal Education
Posted February 28, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1257 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A Family Crisis and Other Episodes
Chapter 16
Pros and Cons
Posted March 1, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1261 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Various bits of Life During Fall of 1958
Chapter 17
Reunion With an Old Friend
Posted March 7, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1264 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Ins and outs of work situations
Chapter 18
Pitfalls Of the Working World
Posted March 9, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1254 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
We buy a new House
Chapter 19
First Pregnancy and Our Own Home
Posted March 14, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1250 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The first months in our new house.
Chapter 20
Shady Lane Drive
Posted March 16, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1254 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Birth of first child and what happens next.
Chapter 21
Blessings and Heartache
Posted March 20, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1252 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
People deal with grief differently
Chapter 22
Dealing With Grief
Posted March 22, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1277 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
The new job presents unexpected problems.
Chapter 23
New Job, New Problems
Posted March 28, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1430 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Someone new on the scene
Chapter 24
And Baby Makes Three
Posted March 31, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1412 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Balancing working and raising a child
Chapter 25
Parenthood and the Working World
Posted April 4, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1416 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Pregnant Again, I stay home with my toddler.
Chapter 26
Stay At Home Mom
Posted April 10, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1253 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The birth of twins brings the family number to five.
Chapter 27
A Growing Family
Posted April 11, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1264 views | 22 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Getting used to a growing family.
Chapter 28
Adjusting to Twins
Posted April 17, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1255 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Job insecurities and the Terrible Twos.
Chapter 29
Growing Pains
Posted April 19, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1452 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A need to help support the family sends me back to work.
Chapter 30
Back In the Job Market
Posted April 27, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1425 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I was expected to learn new skills
Chapter 31
Learning More New Skills
Posted May 2, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1408 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
My son causes me to lose my maid.
Chapter 32
Another Change In the Wind
Posted May 6, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1414 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Dealing with the day to day ups and downs.
Chapter 33
Kiddy Woes and Money Matters
Posted May 8, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1429 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
An illness and a traumatized child
Chapter 34
Childcare Problems Yet Again
Posted May 10, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1412 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Vignettes of what our life was like in the sixties.
Chapter 35
Life in the Sixties
Posted May 14, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1404 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Memories of the fall of 1967
Chapter 36
Up in the Air
Posted May 17, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1401 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our family life evolves as another year begins.
Chapter 37
Holidays and Another Year
Posted May 24, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1392 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Adventures on a trip to Colorado
Chapter 38
Going West
Posted May 27, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1394 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
All three children are going to school.
Chapter 39
School Days and Work Relations
Posted May 31, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1418 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I attend a Printing Institution for further training.
Chapter 40
Nashville
Posted June 2, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1390 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Again ourfamily deals with change.
Chapter 41
Live-Style Changes In the Making
Posted June 6, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1407 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Many problems arise as we go about moving.
Chapter 42
Moving Woes
Posted June 11, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1376 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Change didn't come easy for the family.
Chapter 43
Adjusting to the Changes
Posted June 14, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1374 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The first winter in our new house.
Chapter 44
The Winter of `69
Posted June 19, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1376 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Beginning of a new year in our new home.
Chapter 45
Life in Our New Home
Posted June 21, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1375 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Not everything went smoothly in our lives.
Chapter 46
Things Which Don't End Well
Posted June 25, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1385 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
My Job problems seem to be on a repeating cycle.
Chapter 47
Here We Go Again
Posted July 1, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1369 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I change jobs once again.
Chapter 48
Home Life and Yet Another Job
Posted July 4, 2020General / Fiction
1388 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
We may be moving to New Orleans
Chapter 49
Uncertain Future
Posted July 9, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1353 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
We ae moving to New Orleans because of a job transfer.
Chapter 50
Leaving the State
Posted July 13, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1352 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Exploring New Orleans
Chapter 51
The Beginning of a New Adventure
Posted July 17, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1347 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
New Orleans was different from the South as we knew it.
Chapter 52
A Bit of Local Culture
Posted July 22, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1349 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The children bring home some wild pets.
Chapter 53
Possum Tales
Posted July 24, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1349 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Miscellaneous things our first year in New Orleans.
Chapter 54
First Year and First Mardi Gras
Posted July 28, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1354 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Things don't always go smoothly in life.
Chapter 55
Reasons For Concern
Posted August 15, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1363 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Changing circumstances make life more interesting.
Chapter 56
Life is Full of Changes
Posted August 17, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1324 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
There is always something new in the works.
Chapter 57
Medical, and Other Concerns
Posted August 22, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1282 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The early waiting period
Chapter 58
Growing Waist & Flaring Tempers
Posted August 25, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1328 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Leading up to the birth of my new baby
Chapter 59
Baby Number Five
Posted August 29, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1321 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The first month with our new baby.
Chapter 60
The New Family Addition
Posted September 1, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1301 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Family activities during our second year in Louisiana.
Chapter 61
Life With a Family of Six
Posted September 6, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1303 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Personality quirks and ways we dealt with each other.
Chapter 62
Family Dynamics
Posted September 11, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1282 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Styles and other changes of the the day.
Chapter 63
Seventies Trends and Challenges
Posted September 18, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1310 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Family needs call for expansion.
Chapter 64
Needs of a Growing Family
Posted September 23, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1315 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The pros and cons of a vacation.
Chapter 65
Niagara Falls
Posted September 26, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1298 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Some memories of the mid-seventies.
Chapter 66
As Our World Turned
Posted September 29, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1271 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
A hodge-podge of incidences in 1975
Chapter 67
1975 in Retrospect
Posted October 3, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1307 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
More things that happen in 1973
Chapter 68
Job Solution and Country Days
Posted October 10, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1288 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our family takes another vacation
Chapter 69
Rocky Mountain High
Posted October 13, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1290 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Changes occur in the lives of our children.
Chapter 70
Sitter Changes and Public School
Posted October 18, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1294 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
More Shelby family happenings in 1976
Chapter 71
Fall and Winter of 1976
Posted October 21, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1223 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Celebration and family occurrences.
Chapter 72
Carnival Season In New Orleans
Posted October 25, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1356 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Extended family and other updates in 1977
Chapter 73
Shelby Family Updates
Posted October 27, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1251 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Up and down of family members.
Chapter 74
All About Family
Posted October 31, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1277 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The children are getting older and ready to leave home.
Chapter 75
First Bird to Leave the Nest
Posted November 2, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1256 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Continuing memories of the family life.
Chapter 76
More of Life in the Seventies
Posted November 7, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1242 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Three of the children will be away for the school year.
Chapter 77
A Shrinking Household
Posted November 10, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1266 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
What it's like to be a parent long-distance.
Chapter 78
Long Distance Parenting
Posted November 14, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1193 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
What it was like having them home again.
Chapter 79
The Family Together Again
Posted November 17, 2020General / Fiction
1225 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Mischief causes my daughter to get in trouble.
Chapter 80
To Graduate or Not to Graduate
Posted November 21, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1206 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
After the summer of 80, we have three in college.
Chapter 81
Summer and Fall of 1980
Posted November 24, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1217 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
All of our children will change schools in the fall.
Chapter 82
Changes in Store For the Four
Posted November 28, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1202 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The older children change colleges.
Chapter 83
Changing Colleges
Posted December 5, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1126 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our son buys his first car with our money.
Chapter 84
The Firebird
Posted December 9, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1195 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I decide to take some night classes.
Chapter 85
Night School
Posted December 13, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1176 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our family makes a trip to Orlando
Chapter 86
We're Going to Disney World
Posted December 15, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1193 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Carol graduates, but three more are still in school.
Chapter 87
One Down And Three To Go
Posted December 19, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1195 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
It wasn't easy to see my oldest child leave home.
Chapter 88
Leaving the Nest
Posted December 22, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1196 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A world fair, a funeral, and a possible wedding.
Chapter 89
Highlights of The New Year
Posted December 26, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1119 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Three kids are camping and one is getting married.
Chapter 90
Camporees and a Wedding
Posted December 28, 2020Biographical / Non-Fiction
1109 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
My daughter goes to Australia
Chapter 91
A Twin Down Under
Posted January 4, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1207 views | 25 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Glen's father visits New Orleans.
Chapter 92
Visitors from Down Under
Posted January 9, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1180 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
A time when everything goes wrong.
Chapter 93
Could Things Get Worse?
Posted January 13, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1182 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Recovering from the trials that saw an end to 1985.
Chapter 94
The Aftermath of the Fire
Posted January 17, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1175 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Getting back home among other things.
Chapter 95
Forward into 1986
Posted January 19, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1194 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
As the children grew and Evan retired, things changed.
Chapter 96
Changing Family Dynamics
Posted January 24, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1222 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Evan is anxious to leave the New Orleans area behind.
Chapter 97
In Search of Greener Pastures
Posted January 29, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1183 views | 22 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Selling a house isn't so easy.
Chapter 98
How Do We Go About This Move?
Posted January 31, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1181 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
You plan, but sometimes the results surprise you.
Chapter 99
It's Funny How Things Work Out
Posted February 4, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1193 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
For a few months, we had to live the best way we could.
Chapter 100
Living Like Gypsies
Posted February 6, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1190 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
The move from New Orleans to Chattanooga takes place.
Chapter 101
Moving Day
Posted February 10, 2021General / Fiction
1174 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The first weeks in our new house
Chapter 102
Settling In
Posted February 14, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1176 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
We make some changes on our property.
Chapter 103
New House, New Projects
Posted February 18, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1163 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our differing interests and daily activities
Chapter 104
The Shelbys in Motion
Posted February 19, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1183 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Activities and problems for the five of us.
Chapter 105
Spring and Summer of 1988
Posted February 25, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1178 views | 22 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Connie continues to get herself into trouble.
Chapter 106
Further Teenage Trouble
Posted February 28, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1168 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
All my children have the melancholy trait.
Chapter 107
Melancholy Personalities
Posted March 3, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1176 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The old years ends, and 1989 begins.
Chapter 108
From One Year Into the Next
Posted March 6, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1200 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The Shelby family moves into another year.
Chapter 109
Beginning the Year of 1988
Posted March 13, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1194 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Couple need to agree on certain things.
Chapter 110
Money Matters of Concern
Posted March 23, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1181 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Looking at the world from our viewpoint.
Chapter 111
Looking Back on 1989
Posted March 28, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1192 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Another summer in the life of the Shelby family.
Chapter 112
Summer of '89
Posted April 2, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1187 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Another Fall in the life of the Shelby family.
Chapter 113
The Fall of `89
Posted April 6, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1153 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The fall and winter of 1989.
Chapter 114
The End of a Bang-Up Year
Posted April 10, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1084 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
As usual, not everything goes smoothly.
Chapter 115
Another Bang-Up Beginning
Posted April 15, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1075 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.jpg)
Another child will soon leave our home.
Chapter 116
Don Pops The Question
Posted April 17, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1076 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A disastrous occasion in the Shelby household.
Chapter 117
A Rehearsal Dinner Debacle
Posted April 21, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1085 views | 23 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Sometimes the good and bad overlap.
Chapter 118
A Wedding and a Surgery
Posted April 25, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1102 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Evan is recovering from hip surgery.
Chapter 119
The Fall of 1990
Posted May 4, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1172 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A lot happened with our family during 1990.
Chapter 120
The End of a Memorable Year
Posted May 10, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1073 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I convince Evan to pursue a case of wrongful death.
Chapter 121
Dealing With A Legal Issue
Posted May 14, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1067 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Continuing Live among the Shelbys
Chapter 122
1991 As The Year Begins
Posted May 18, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1070 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The first half of 1991 for the Shelby family.
Chapter 123
Another Milestone
Posted May 26, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1083 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The Shelby family's summer activities.
Chapter 124
Summer of 1991
Posted June 3, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1068 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Continuing dynamics of the Shelby family.
Chapter 125
Into the Fall of 1991
Posted June 10, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1059 views | 22 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The World in 1991 and the Shelby family.
Chapter 126
The Continuing Shelby Saga
Posted June 17, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1048 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
An end and a new beginning.
Chapter 127
Christmas and the New Year,1992
Posted June 21, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1168 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A lot of company in the Spring of 1992
Chapter 128
Frequent Family Visitors.
Posted June 26, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1121 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Our nephew comes to visit.
Chapter 129
Our Nephew, Jimmy
Posted July 3, 2021General / Fiction
1115 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
More changes for the Shelby family.
Chapter 130
Emptying the Nest
Posted July 15, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1075 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
When a child is hurting, the parents hurt too.
Chapter 131
The Down Side of Caring Too Much
Posted July 25, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1100 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
1993 gets off to a bad start.
Chapter 132
A Year of Discontent
Posted August 1, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1104 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The family comes to terms with a first divorce.
Chapter 133
Dealing With Divorce
Posted August 5, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1086 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Carol's divorce becomes final.
Chapter 134
Ending and Beginnings
Posted August 10, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1070 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The year 1993 ends and another year begins.
Chapter 135
Passing Another Milestone
Posted August 18, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1045 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Sometime life throws unexpected curves.
Chapter 136
Life's Not a Fairytale
Posted August 23, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
1030 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
If life gets rough, thoughts turn to going home.
Chapter 137
Home is a Place of Refuge
Posted August 30, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
998 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Life among family members moved at different paces.
Chapter 138
Currents of Change
Posted September 4, 2021General / Fiction
998 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Home is a place to turn to when needed.
Chapter 139
Family Doors Swing Open Again
Posted September 14, 2021General / Fiction
973 views | 22 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Shelby activities during the summer of 1994.
Chapter 140
The Summer of 1994
Posted September 24, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
944 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
At the end of camp, Connie comes home to live.
Chapter 141
Another Birdie Back in the Nest
Posted October 9, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
926 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Tensions are too high and among family members.
Chapter 142
Something's Got to Give
Posted November 18, 2021Biographical / Non-Fiction
896 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The end of another year in the life of Shelby family.
Chapter 144
Saying Good-bye to 1994
Posted January 17, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
568 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A time when life starts to unravel.
Chapter 144
Aging Parents In Need of Help
Posted January 20, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
850 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
We deal with life the best we know how.
Chapter 145
Problems and Solutions
Posted January 21, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
848 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I am called to serve on a jury.
Chapter 146
Jury Duty
Posted January 30, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
828 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
End of the jury trial and the verdict
Chapter 147
Caving Under Pressure
Posted February 1, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
846 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
.png)
I attend a class reunion and other Shelby news.
Chapter 148
Forty Years Is a Long Time
Posted February 9, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
865 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The beginning of a bad season.
Chapter 149
Trouble Comes In Clusters
Posted February 13, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
867 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A family in crisis
Chapter 150
Agonizing Decisions
Posted February 20, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
913 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Becoming a caregiver was something new for me.
Chapter 151
Coping With Change
Posted March 7, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
725 views | 21 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Being a caregiver makes big changes in my life.
Chapter 152
Caregiver for My Dad
Posted April 10, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
691 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Things caretakers must deal with.
Chapter 153
Adjusting to the Caretaker Role
Posted April 22, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
693 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Evan and I are adjusting to having Dad around.
Chapter 154
Things Start to Level Out a Bit
Posted April 23, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
684 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Up and downs of life in the world of the Shelbys
Chapter 155
The Fall of 1995
Posted May 1, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
694 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
1995 has been a difficult year, but it is nearing an end.
Chapter 156
Nearing the End of Trying Year
Posted June 3, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
746 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
1995 had turned out to be a terrible year for me.
Chapter 157
Putting to Rest a Bad Year
Posted June 30, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
694 views | 10 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Not everything happening in our lives was negative.
Chapter 158
Sometimes the News is Good
Posted July 10, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
709 views | 17 reviews
Certificates Active: None
A new roof on our rental house turns out to be expensive.
Chapter 159
Houses Can Be Money Pits
Posted July 20, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
702 views | 13 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Bits and pieces of life with the Shelby in 1996
Chapter 160
A Wedding On The Horizon
Posted August 1, 2022General / Fiction
723 views | 19 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Days leading to Connie's wedding.
Chapter 161
Prelude to the Wedding
Posted August 14, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
673 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Things that go wrong around weddings
Chapter 162
A Painful Memorable Journey
Posted August 15, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
691 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Dad's surgery and the trip back home.
Chapter 163
After the Wedding
Posted August 19, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
642 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The Shelby family, as the lives goes back to normal.
Chapter 164
The Summer of `96 Continues
Posted August 22, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
649 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
As our lives move on, violence explodes not far away.
Chapter 165
Domestic Terror in the News
Posted August 24, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
637 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Projects and other Shelby ventures.
Chapter 166
Do We Really Need a Sun Room?
Posted September 6, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
629 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Keeping the family afloat. isn't easy.
Chapter 167
Fall of 1996
Posted September 27, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
625 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Birthday, Halloween and company in the fall of 1996.
Chapter 168
1996 Is Winding Down
Posted October 5, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
620 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Christmas and the start of 1997
Chapter 169
The Beginning of Another Year
Posted October 8, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
611 views | 12 reviews
Certificates Active: None
The Shelby family hope 1997 will go well for everyone.
Chapter 170
A New Year and New Challenges
Posted October 12, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
605 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
1997 is shaping up much the same as 1996
Chapter 171
Another Year Much Like the Last
Posted October 22, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
608 views | 10 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Loosing a loved one is never easy.
Chapter 172
A Time of Sadness
Posted December 4, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
582 views | 16 reviews
Certificates Active: None
Dad's death frees me from my commitments.
Chapter 173
A Shift in a New Direction
Posted December 7, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
584 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
I decide to go with my cousin to Italy
Chapter 174
Adventure Awaits
Posted December 11, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
541 views | 15 reviews
Certificates Active: None
So much to see and so little time.
Chapter 175
Final Day in Rome
Posted December 12, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
535 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
There is a change of plans due to something unexpected
Chapter 176
On to Assisi ...Or Not
Posted December 14, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
583 views | 20 reviews
Certificates Active: None
a day trip to an Island I'd heard about since I was a child.
Chapter 177
The Isle of Capri
Posted December 16, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
570 views | 18 reviews
Certificates Active: None
We have many hours traveling by bus.
Chapter 178
Traveling Toward Florence
Posted December 18, 2022Biographical / Non-Fiction
573 views | 14 reviews
Certificates Active: None
