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It's the mundane things of life that make us most human, and frankly most interesting. This book is a series of short stories about two ordinary women-Ruthanne and Pat-their courtship, adventures, and foibles; learning to live and play together; and living life despite adversity. Pat, a mother of two, enrolls in community college as a nontraditional student after her divorce. Ruthanne-an environmentalist, skilled hiker, and lover of the arts-is her literature professor, fresh from her master's degree. While sitting in class watching the bright, witty Ruthanne impart knowledge to her students, Pat realized her years-long suspicions were true. The two women became friends and eventually life partners. Ruthanne developed MS in her thirties. But her constant fatigue and frustration at the disease's effect on her brain didn't stop her from living. Ruthanne taught Pat many lessons throughout their thirty years together-how to properly recycle, how to organize a backpacking trip, how to make the perfect oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. The hardest lesson to learn was There's always tomorrow-until there isn't. Ruthanne passed from cancer at age sixty-two. But this book isn't about illness and dying; it's about making life as full and beautiful as you can, while you can.

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"""In these pages, you'll enjoy getting to know Ruthanne and Pat, two women with a knack for bumping into adventures and also handling life's challenges. What an unlikely pair: Ruthanne with her unpredictable enthusiasm for life, and Pat with her Midwestern practicality. Pat shares their everyday stories with both wisdom and humor."" -Kathryn Hamrick, author of The Farmer's Wife"

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As a camp director for Moingona Girl Scouts, Patricia L Headley was supervising college students, while she had only a high school diploma. This lead her to start thinking about pursuing an education. At the same time, her marriage was ending. With two daughters in high school, she knew she had to get a job or return to school. She chose school. During her second year of college, Pat met Ruthanne and realized her years-long suspicions were true. The two women became friends and eventually partners. Pat knew her life was about to change. Ruthanne encouraged Pat to think beyond the AA degree, and she went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Leisure Studies from The University of Iowa, and a Master's Degree in Higher Education from Drake University. Before Pat retired she was a grant writer for Meskwaki Nation-Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. Now Pat focuses on sharing stories from her life.

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