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Each time I think I'm completely alone in the world some mysterious chance encounter squashes that notion ( Read more... )

I really wanted to put a Pollyanna spin on this and say I'm discarding the old and embracing the new but it would sound so fucking fake ( Read more... )

I have now reached the first teenage parenting milestone. My eldest daughter has lied to me. Not a full outright lie...more the "sin of omission" kind - not divulging the full details of the situation. The ol' you didn't ask so I didn't volunteer any information so i'm not really lying trick. Hello? You did not invent that little legal ( Read more... )

I logged on today and saw several of these new "memes" (which I honestly don't know what the hell it stands for - I'm assuming it's like a quiz kinda thingy) that asked people to write anonymous comments in relation to other folks journals. I was disturbed ( Read more... )

My husband is here. He just showed up two days ago. No warning - no phone call - just magically appeared at my door ( Read more... )

My daughter made the cheer/drill team at her high school. As a *freshman*. As a freshman who just got to this state a mere two months ago and knows *no one*. As a freshman in a tryout pool of over 60 girls and only 6 slots open. She apparently has some latent popularity gene which is now tossing it's shining mane and bursting through the helix ( Read more... )

Yeah here I am screwing around on the Net and my kid is glued to the tv. I'm feeling a little guilty but frankly not much. I'm tired lately - just plain damn tired. I think it's mostly due to the go go go go go of late - putting out fires and entertaining and generally juggling time and emotion. Now that there's a lull in the chaos - I'm spent ( Read more... )

Well I'm finally forty. It seems like it was such a long road to get here. My actual "here" just happens to coincide with my birthday ( Read more... )

Week 1 - Furniture & belonging fail to arrive on time - give Wal-Mart unneccessary $$ to buy stuff I already have but is parked forever more in the Wichita, KS freight depot ( Read more... )