I received an early X'mas/B'day present yesterday...A round trip ticket to Chicago to visit my bestest buddy Barb. A 10 day vacation without kids and all of the associated stress. WOOT ( Read more... )

My mind has been somewhat scrambled up lately, so please forgive me if this post seems a little discombobulated ( Read more... )

I know some of you have been wondering where and how I've been. I took a sabbatical from LJ (and the rest of the world for the most part) mainly because I had some kind of anti-social attitude going on. I distanced myself not only from my friends, but from my family too. I've been through one of the roughest emotional times in my life, mostly ( Read more... )

I had my second appt. with my p-doc on Tuesday. This was basically a follow-up to see how the Effexor was working. While I'm feeling a bit better, he apparently wasn't pleased with my progress so he upped my dosage. I think it's because I still isolate myself, especially when things get stressful. I just can't cope. One good thing I've noticed ( Read more... )

First of all, I want to thank all of my dear LJ friends for the support you've given me. It means a great deal to me to know that I have you in my corner. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to my dear friend Irene! I hope your day is fabulous!!!


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12 years today. Wow does time fly! I love you Ricky! Happy Anniversary!


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So much has happened since I last posted, yet not much of anything. I've mentioned before that this year so far has been less than good for my family. Thankfully, no major house emergencies or any other have taken place lately, but our previous misfortunes have taken a toll. Especially on me ( Read more... )

Rick's birthday was last Saturday so I threw a cookout party for him. I planned it weeks in advance, invited several people, most of which cancelled. So it turned out to be basically a family gathering, which Rick and I wanted to avoid to begin with, for reasons I will explain in a bit ( Read more... )

I am now officially estranged from my father. Remember when I said I'd give him another chance? Well that opportunity came sooner than I expected.

I was out to dinner with Sally this past Friday when lo and behold, in walks my dad and my step-mom. They walked right by my table and never saw me. Sally had excused herself from our table to go to ( Read more... )