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Kids

Sorry to those of you who were worried. I’ve been all caught up in the stress, guilt and worry of Nathan leaving for Canada . Now I am apparently caught up in the stress of talking to him as he realizes he made a mistake and shouldn’t have gone in the first place. I knew [...]

' April 20th, 2010 at 02:45pm 4 comments

Well, Thursday was right in her comment on my last post. I didn’t listen to her though. No, when the former friend himself expressed a desire to communicate I did it. I think that it was helpful to me in certain ways. For example, I was able to say some things that had sat boiling [...]

' February 24th, 2010 at 04:40pm 6 comments

In the months following my discharge from the psychiatric hospital I became fixated on food. Not on eating food, but on researching prices until I’d found incredible deals, buying frequently used items such as flour, yeast, oil, dried beans, rice, etc. in bulk and learning how to store them correctly, and taking advantage of some [...]

' December 16th, 2009 at 10:01pm 7 comments

My mom got a goat, and I spent a glorious day over there last Thursday preparing her chicken coop for winter. I may or may not have stopped numerous times to cuddle said goat.  Just between you and me, I think this goat loves me best of all.
I have tried and tried to finish the [...]

' November 18th, 2009 at 01:23pm 8 comments

I have been trying to write here, but I can’t seem to finish anything. I set my standards too high and then get disappointed when I can’t make the words dance the steps I choreographed. I have decided to listen to Thursday and Jean and their encouraging words in my comments for my last post. [...]

' October 15th, 2009 at 05:42am 3 comments