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Where to begin...
My last entry o in this journal was in 2013! I can't even begin to update in one entry what has happened in the past 8 years, but the main thing is I am still very happy in my life. I do, however, want to start writing again.
In 2014, Chrissy and I got married, and we still live very happily ever after. In 2018 her parents moved in with us and ( Read more... ) -
Sick of Winter
I am officially over winter. I miss my backyard and my deck. My poor Chrissy is suffering too. She is an outdoor kind of girl and she is down, down, down. I do love Michigan for many reasons, but I sure wish we could shorten these winters. Ugh ( Read more... ) -
Sibling Drama
I was born an only child. I grew up with step siblings for the first 10 years of my life, but they were all grown and out of the house. They were more like aunts and uncles. Then when I was 10, my mom divorced and I was once again an only child. When I was 7 my dad had a daughter so I do have a half sister, but we never lived in the same house ( Read more... ) -
The Secret Alternative Use of Wen
Okay, so I am a Wen hair products user. I absolutely love the way they make my naturally curly and often frizzy hair, lay down and wave in shining splendor. In addition I like the fact that it is made with all natural ingredients. So yes, I am a Wen fan ( Read more... ) -
11 Years
This month marks 11 years since my mom died. I am often asked by people who have recently lost a parent or close loved one if the pain ever goes away. My answer is no, but it does dull. I still miss her every single day. But I have found that if I keep an open conversation with her going in my mind, it keeps her close to me. I ask her ( Read more... ) -
Holidays and Dentists
So the holidays are over and we made it through. I ended up spending way more than I had budgeted, so it was a blessing when I received an unexpected check from my Uncle just before Christmas. He said it was a portion of life insurance that my grandma had and had just finally paid out. It wasn't a ton of money by any means, but it sure did ( Read more... ) -
Vacation....
Three more days and I'll be on vacation. I am feeling very run down. I am fighting a cold and dreading all the places we have to be in the coming week. We literally have five days of non-stop visiting coming up and the thought of that alone has me exhausted already ( Read more... ) -
Why?
What causes someone to come up with a plan and actually carry out that plan to enter a school, find the smallest, most defenseless children there and gun them down? I can't understand it. This leads me to believe that the shooter must have been very mentally unstable. So mentally unstable that someone had to have known he was capable of some ( Read more... ) -
Friday once again
I live for Fridays I swear. It's not that I don't love my job. I do. I just wish it didn't take up so much of my time. I mean who decided on making the working class work five out of seven days a week? It seems that to be fair it should be three and a half, right? Heck, I'd take four days a week and three off! But no. 8 1/2 hours a day ( Read more... ) -
I hate it when people don't like me...
I pride myself on being a very nice person who is easy to get along with. I try not to gossip, I don't make snide remarks about people to my friends, I don't lie, I am genuinely happy to see most people I encounter. So why then would someone not like me? What's not to like right ( Read more... )