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  • my leaden head holds me to this planet allows me access only to my cleansing cells. Blessings Abound

  • On a lighter note: House-training Miss LoraBoraLabradora continues. She's so clever! After she gets her treat for peeing or pooping, she then tries to fake out the person with her outside by squatting and producing not…

  • welcome, eFairy! blessings abound

  • The Dreadpirate comments that, "Only we can give others power over us." I agree. The question, for me, at this moment is what does the power of another individual look like? For the individual mentioned from my past (…

  • First, I would like to assure my sons that should they read the prior entry, I am not referring to their father. Despite our differences, I am not interested in washing him off my soul. He helped me grow and gave me y…

  • PUSHING MY WAY TO THE SURFACE, PUSHING AWAY THE PAIN, YOUR STINK, YOUR SHADOW ALL THESE YEARS CLINGING TO ME LIKE MILDEW TO SHOWER TILES. WHERE'S THE CLOROX TO GET YOU OUT OF MY SOUL? I'LL SCRUB TIL YOU'RE GONE…

  • I realized tonight why my Nana had a small, silver mirror perched upon the top of her bottom window. It was in the kitchen facing east, at a height easily in line with her chin. One side had a regular magnification, th…

  • Your medieval name is: Gweneveire. You are innocent, quiet, beautiful and angelic. You harbor an inner beauty and you usually keep to yourself, following the lines of conformity. You're totally innocent and loyal. Wha…

  • If I did everything right, here's a picture of LoraBoraLabraDora. I finally developed the three rolls of film left-over from graduation. I do things in such a timely fashion! Here she's doing her imitation of a Laprad…

  • You've Heard All The Reasons I've Been Depressed because my nest is empty. Now hear the joyful noise because I'm free!!! Today has been glorious. I saw my clients , made a dinner date with friends and then drove the M…

  • WELCOME, IWHOHAVEBEENCALLEDSOMANY Blessings Abound

  • I worked late tonight. Finished up around seven thirty. I was famished. I went to the Scottish Steakhouse for dinner and made my way through the drive-through. Usually, I don't go to the Scottish Steakhouse for dinne…

  • The cooling breeze soothes in from the east window. Crickets are chirring outside, soft night noises for the first autumnal twilight. My bare feet carefully placed on the night dewy grass find a spot of warm soil hidde…

  • It takes commitment to awareness for me to grow. Sometimes I cultivate unawareness for I do not wish to see how my actions affect me. Fortunately, I am becoming better at the Aware than the Unaware. That being said, I…

  • Today has been devoted to R&R , becoming and staying warm and not much else. Did the dishes and made hash for supper. I joked with The Chief that this way we could be all done with everything so we could go to slee…

  • Many, Many, Many Thanks! to Queen Tina for the bright new look! All Hail Queen Tina! Blessings Abound

  • Reasons Why Wearing Tight Pants All The Time Isn't Necessarily A Wise Ploy For Weight Loss It's not a life-style change that will yield real, positive effects. While it has encouraged me to eat less, walk more and be …

  • The orthopedic visit went well. I need not return for three years- which will put me at the five year mark. Hoody-Hoo! I was very apprehensive on the trip up. I'll spare you the details, but there was much sniveling …

  • Tomorrow I see the orthopedist for the first time in eighteen months. At my six months check up, he said I was doing so well, I didn't need to return until the two year mark And now it's here. And I. Don't.Want. To. Go…

  • If I believe I am what I do, and I do what I am, Then am I not many things at all times? Nothing at no time ? All ways absorbed into and reflected By the world around, within and without ME.

  • Welcome, TinaCantrell and Nikiatu! Now back to our regular whining, already in progress.................... Massaged many people today. Two were hurting pretty badly. Had MRI's, CT scans, neurology checks. He was t…

  • Things are better. Watched some country music videos, had a good cry. Then I went to massage a friend and after wards experienced dinner, stimulating conversation and a wonderful hot tub. And (bonus) I made it to spin…

  • All my energy is going into holding in my emotions. I'm trying to be a 'good' empty nester, and quite frankly, I suck at it. I miss my kids. This is not the first time in twenty years where I've been without them. Da…

  • Be Peace

  • I'm thinking I'll need to go to sleep soon. Who knew I'd turn into a 9:30 10:00 at night bedtime sort of gal? We'll see what happens after fencing tomorrow night. If I even go. It's becoming harder and harder to leav…

  • You can imagine that with two active boys well over six feet tall that we've gone through a few bicycles through the years. Now that they seem to have ceased growing upward, they've both acquired their 'adult' bikes. W…

  • REVELATIONS COME WHEN I'M WILLING TO SEE THEM Lick. LICK. LICK! That's the way of insistence which our LoraboraLabradora has chosen to awaken me at 0540. I started to think, "Hey! I only went to bed at....." And then…

  • IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!HOODY-HOO!!!!!!! I'm wearing jeans these days that are too tight. Thankfully, it's not because I've gone up another size, but because I've inched my way into the next size down and the tightness around …

  • The rain came, washing me back to the world of clean memory, A tired mom, a barn, a loose heifer. A sweet baby boy awakened to the breast. Thirteen moves in eleven years of marriage, Open heart surgeries, meningitis,…

  • So I think I have a lead on why I'm feeling yucky. I've got a low grade temp- I was exposed to strep about ten days ago. I'm debating if I should dose myself with a-biotics- supposed to be pro-active for any possible i…

  • I had lunch with RNSupreme. Spike had his tumor removed and is home hanging out under the table wondering what hit him. Went to a bead store and bought-what else-beads and the appropriate accoutrements. And now I'm ho…

  • Two years ago today I was lying on an operating table having my tired, battered old knees removed and the titanium twins were born into my body for a (hopefully) long and healthy stay. I had a little bit of a slip to t…

  • We spoke of our guides, you and I. You were longing to know yours, Wreathed by thier energy, you couldn't sense their presence. Talking of reaching out to them frightened you , So we stopped. They are there, loving …

  • "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and the daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you, though they are not from you. Though they are with you, they cannot be you."-Kahlil G…

  • For the first time in many years, Being your Mom isn't the biggest part of my existence. For the first time in many years, Being me is the day's work and the night's dreaming. i hope you're having as much fun discoveri…

  • It's Tuesday. Theoretically the first day of the rest of my life. Ok, so it's the first evening of the rest of my life by the time I get around to typing this. I've done my day's work. The Chief and I put my office b…

  • Six loaves of zucchini bread later, the day is almost done. I've still one more zuke to be grated and turned into bread for the freezer. I'll do that tomorrow. In the meantime I'll wrap up a couple of loaves and send…

  • I'm reminded by an entry on Nina Williams blog of a moment from my children's child hood: The boys were bickering and not easily dissuaded to other, more acceptable behaviors. I could feel my temper boiling as we stood…

  • Angry rantings are over. It's late The Chief's abed and I'm procrastinating night-night's for meself. My timing is my own. I' ve moved my cookbooks into the empty shelves and put the reference books atop the second sh…

  • If you don't want to read angry rantings today, then stay away. Consider yourself warned. My husband usually is fairly mild mannered. It's highly unusual for him to be so overwhelmed with testosterone that he behaves …

  • Sitting in the car with The Chief, I was struck by a comment a friend made last night whilst we chatted. He typed this: Sad is a state of mind. I was started to ponder this statement. We were driving into town to Far…

  • Eighteen years ago today, I entered the hospital at about 0630. By 0730, I was prepped and gowned and waiting for Dr. Ayer to rupture the amniotic membranes that would hasten the coming of you into this world. You wer…

  • I dare say I've put a damper on somebody's Xanga Fun. The person in question's maternal unit has obtained a Xanga account. She wanted to make a comment of a moral nature using my nom de plume and I deferred. Bad enoug…

  • My husband is accusing me of having super human strength. I pulled the starter cord right off the lawn mower last night when I went out to mow for the third time last evening. "Wasn't it hard to pull? " he asked incred…

  • Today's Word of Wisdom: Foolish Woman Mow Lawn in Slippers,Lucky Feet Only Wet With Dew. I thought I was ready to claim the book case and computer area in Boy Wonder's room as my own. Now I'm not so sure. I've cleane…

  • The Chief needs surgery for the pucker in his retina. He's going to have it- the date will be chosen tomorrow. Then two weeks of R&R for him. I still don't like the surgeon very much, but at least this time he an…

  • According to my spouse, the presence of a bitch in estrus should have all the local dogs hurtling themselves at our doors, gnawing at our windowscreens and devising all manner of devious entry to enjoy the favors of the …

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