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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
Damn, I had forgotten how isolated and depressed I can feel being a stay at home mom. I am reminded of when I was pregnant with Nathan; I was the lead party chef supervising a small group of women on the graveyard shift. They were always kind to me, and I wanted to be the [...]
' September 22nd, 2009 at 04:59pm 11 comments
In the days since I last posted here, boy have I slipped back down. It seems like one thing after another. The washing machine broke; we were able to scrounge up the money to buy a used one, and then the dryer broke. Our kids asked when we were going to get a new one [...]
' August 5th, 2009 at 08:40pm 6 comments
I sat on the edge of the worn green couch, sipping warm black coffee and trying to remember how to make small talk. I tried to remind myself that I had to do this. I had to meet the parents and visit their homes before I could just leave my child there to play.
After we [...]
' June 18th, 2009 at 06:18pm Add comment
I have wrestled with the idea of how to write this, or whether or not to write this. When I first started this site I knew that I wanted to reach out to others who were suffering from mental illness and their families. I believe that I have done that to the best of my [...]
' May 12th, 2009 at 06:30am 20 comments