Showing posts with label grief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grief. Show all posts
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Help-books and Fun-books....

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Just today, I stumbled across the fact that there are actually books out there meant to help people like me. Help-books. Not being much of a...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Double Classes and Taking a Breath

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Double classes.  Sometimes it's terrible.  Sometimes it's perfectly fine.  Sometimes even - one hour of terrible followed by one hou...
Friday, February 14, 2014

To my girls, on Valentine's Day

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To my girls, on Valentine's day: I know for a fact that you will probably consider the past nine months one of the worst periods o...
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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Why the Daffodil? 2/1/14

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Why the daffodil? You know the daffodil in my profile picture?  They are one of my favorite flowers.  When we lived in England, we had this ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The Most Special Kiss 1/14/14

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Thirty-three years ago tonight, I went on a date with a guy on my boyfriend's hall, because my boyfriend was busy.  My boyfriend said, ...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

I'm a fake and a phony 1/1/14

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I spend a lot of time convincing myself through words that I type that I am trying to be positive.  Convincing others that I have a healthy ...
Monday, December 30, 2013

I'm cornbread - Who are you? 12/30/13

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Have you ever had a piece of really fine, Southern-cooked cornbread?  Bacon grease, buttermilk, and an iron skillet are all involved in crea...
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Sunday, December 8, 2013

A Fingernail Fable 12/8/13

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Friday morning hurry-up.  All my fault, because I just didn't want to get out of bed.  Have you ever been there?  Life is happening outs...
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Sunday, December 1, 2013

My (burned out) light bulb moment 12/1/13

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I have been shoring up the defenses.  "The holidays are hard...".  Every friend that has recent experience with loss, everyone wit...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Practicing What I Preach or How to Act Like a Grown-Up 11/10/13

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"He hit me!"  "I did not!" "Yes, you did, your elbow hit me when you sat down!"  Mrs. McCarty then intervenes:...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

I've Had Enough. (The one you have to look to find because I tell the truth) 11/5/13

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I've had enough of some people.  Stop.  Just stop.  Don't tell me how to find a man.  It will be six months in a couple of days, and...
Friday, October 18, 2013

I Just Need Bigger Hair, That's All 10/18/13

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I read a lot.  Books, magazines, articles, blogs, bumper stickers, notes I confiscate from students.....you get the idea.  It's one of t...
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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Along The Rocky Road 10/12/13

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There are things I'll never say and feelings I'll never express. You have to know it's just my way, I don't mean what I d...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Accepting Change and Trying Not to Break Things 10/8/13

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Roxy-cat fell asleep on my computer keyboard yesterday.  She pretty much owns the house, so that isn't a surprise.  This is a cat that w...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Next Section of Road 9/29/13

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The weather is changing.  October will be here in a couple of days.  The kids at school will get to sing "October, Rocktober"!  Th...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Adam Levine is pretty - but just let me look at the sky occasionally 9/21/13

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* to Ramona, Christina, Tricia, Meiling and mostly Cathi - thanks for the fun!! It was a beautiful Thursday night for an outdoor concert. ...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Scary Movies Aren't As Scary As Life 9/15/13

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I just saw "Insidious, Chapter 2".  If you know me, this is not surprising, you know that I love scary movies.  When I saw the ori...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

A Twist of the Knife 9/8/13

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I feel numb.  Maria, the girl I lived with in the dorm for four years - lost HER husband last night.  Her text to me started with "I...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

A Conversation 9/4/13

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A Conversation Between My Feelings (F) and My Brain(B): F:  I'm  old. B:  Just because you're a certain number doesn't mean ...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

There's Me, then there's (me) - a Squirrel-Fur Story 8/31/13

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The first week of school is over.  The routine has set in.  The big kids have already learned some stuff (ha ha, gotcha!), and more and more...