Prentice Orville

**June 14th** Emily and I sat in the kitchen, clinging to each other, silent. Tears ran down our faces

How quickly life has flown by… And how unnoticed we’ve become to our own children. Margaret Williams

I put three small cutlets on my plate—my husband snapped and declared I needed to lose weight.

**Diary Entry – 12th June** My heart aches with fear and sorrow. My daughter-in-law wants to take

**Diary Entry – June 12th, 1987** Life has been a string of losses and miracles, teaching me to cherish

I let my son and his family move in with me. Now I’m stuck renting a place while my ex-daughter-in-law

I still feel like I’m in a daze when I think about that day—my sister called me out of the blue, all

Forty-seven years. Nearly half a century. Almost my entire life. Together, we had weathered youth, maturity

All I ever wanted was grandchildren. I thought about it when my son William was still a boy—dreaming

So, I let my ex move in to help him get back on his feet, and he just went and brought his new girlfriend