Thanksgiving was the usual family stuff, but the kids were so cute! Erin Liz, who is a very grown up 18 months is so precious. She is fearless and loves to chase the dot from my laser pointer. I thought it was fun to torture the cats with, but she takes it to a whole new level. Tony is so sweet. He has also become a much nore toierant big ( Read more... )

Again, the Steelers kicked Raven ass and Kordell is STILL a pansy!

Our assignment in transitions group last night was to wake up with a joyful thought. mine for today is that I am loved. I had a very difficult conversation with John last night about his perceptions of my disability and our relationship. Turns out that I have a lot less to worry about than I thought. Even the things that really bother me are no ( Read more... )

Like the new colors? Personally, I might change back. Am feeling a bit frustrated tonight. I was talking to John earlier and it was a very wierd conversation about how stupid people bother us. By stupid, I mean those who are narrowminded enough to discriminate on the basis of disability. I have been dealing with these things my whole life, but it ( Read more... )

Sometimes the voices in my head are louder than they should be and I hate them. All the screams that no one ever heard are echoing like gurney wheels in hospital hallways. I am in a placw that I never even dreamed for myself. I never dreamed it because the narrators of my fairytales never turned to that page. I found my way here as unexpectedly ( Read more... )

Rest Easy Rosa Parks, the world is a bit more empty without you in it. In your honor , may I never settle for the backseat, the kitchen entrance or just one little step.

The Steelers kicked some Raven ass and Kordell is a pansy!

The family did Christmas Eve dinner at my youngest brother's house. It was wonderful to see the kids. Little Erin Elizabeth, 7 months, is crawling! She is fighting off a cold, so she was a bit fussy, but adorable just the same. I tried to hold her, but she wasn't having any of that. She much prefers the view from a higher vantage point, so my ( Read more... )

Cant sleep tonight, which is really bad because my performance eval at work is tomorrow. I have to be thinking coherently. John and I got into a animated discussion about privacy rights and such, now I am all keyed up. He also read me an article about a British documentary called "The Power of Nightmares". It is apparently about how easily people ( Read more... )

I had the sweetest conversation with John late last night. We talked about old relationships. Most people would consider that an awkward subject, but it really wasn't. I had never really told him the story of my friend Jason Troy, you know, he is the boy I will always love, in that 17-year-old romance novel sort of way. Every girl's life ( Read more... )