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My Piece of Mind: Bumps in the Road
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My Piece of Mind. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Bumps in the Road. I've found a new ring of hell. Buying socks. More to the point, trying to figure out sizing on socks prior to purchasing. I can already hear the "aaaagggh, these have BUMPS in them MOM! And that's what you do FOR love, right? When you find someone you love, you give it them a try, see if they are the right fit, and hope for no annoying bumps and a decent return policy. And our phone rang. It was HER! Hello Is this C? We ran outside to ge...
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My Piece of Mind: April 2011
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My Piece of Mind. Thursday, April 28, 2011. So I took a big step yesterday. I started new meds for the not-so-new pain that has been penetrating my face in the last few months. I guess even the "new" meds aren't so new. I've had them before. Three years ago to be exact. When my normal stopped and my new normal became. GREAT, HERE YOU GO." And walks away to attend to more important drugs.like Viagra. I'm not sure what I wanted from this guy. Did I want sympathy? Because I can't imagine what the side effec...
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My Piece of Mind: September 2014
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My Piece of Mind. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Bumps in the Road. I've found a new ring of hell. Buying socks. More to the point, trying to figure out sizing on socks prior to purchasing. I can already hear the "aaaagggh, these have BUMPS in them MOM! And that's what you do FOR love, right? When you find someone you love, you give it them a try, see if they are the right fit, and hope for no annoying bumps and a decent return policy. And our phone rang. It was HER! Hello Is this C? We ran outside to ge...
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My Piece of Mind: Rolling
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My Piece of Mind. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. So, it's been a while. A long while. And while I can spout off every reason under the sun why I haven't written in several months, well - I won't bore you with those details. I will however, bore you with the details of having an 11 year old that is driving me to drink at 9 in the morning. Kidding. Sort of. Uh - say what now? By showing me how wonderful they are. This is how mornings should be! This is how siblings should act! He screams, "I HATE YOU! Somehow, ...
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My Piece of Mind: September 2011
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My Piece of Mind. Monday, September 19, 2011. We passed the 100 day mark, and I thought it would be a day of celebration. Hooray! I've been trying my best to go with the flow, to let things be, to not get angry over the little things, to not stress over the news, to just take it hour by hour, day by day. Yeah.not going so well. I keep joking with my husband (when I hear from him) that even divorced people have every other weekend off - that this is just ridiculous! And then, it was time to go pick up my ...
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My Piece of Mind: Innocence
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My Piece of Mind. Monday, November 19, 2012. When your nine year old is threatened at school repeatedly .mornings are hell, days are gut-wrenching and nights are tormenting. A truly heartbreaking event - to watch a child who once loved to go to school, who loved to socialize and had pride in his school, become one of the many kids who are getting bullied. Do they wake up in the morning and think of new ways to torture their peers? Are these kids born this way? Is it something they learn? And a part of me...
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My Piece of Mind: June 2011
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My Piece of Mind. Sunday, June 26, 2011. And so I told them: No church, no movie. What I should have said was, "Best behavior at church, or no movie." Everyone complained as they got ready. Why do I have to wear a shirt with a collar? Why do you have to brush my hair? Why can't I bring my Leapster? Oh dear God. No.no, no,no. PLEASE don't be talking to me. I even tried to move away from the man who was asking me but he asked again, "Ma'am, would you like to - " I cut him off, "Ummm.I don't think we're...
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My Piece of Mind: Trash Talking
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My Piece of Mind. Thursday, August 28, 2014. I got through the doctor's appointment (blah blah blah- here's your prescription) and then I asked Doc how his family was doing. You see, he is Syrian. A Muslim from Syria. A sweet, caring, doctor, neighbor, father of three, and husband who is Muslim. I know in my heart that the crazies over in the Middle East right now do not represent what I hope. Well, you ask. Ask a Muslim: "What do you think about what is going on? Which is what I did. Well," she said, "I...
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My Piece of Mind: November 2011
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My Piece of Mind. Wednesday, November 9, 2011. So I got an email on a Sunday a couple of weeks ago which read: "At Ft. Campbell, arriving at airport tomorrow. Pick me up." Which left me completely stunned. He was home. He was in the U.S! He was going to be HERE tomorrow! My thoughts raced from, 'oh crap this house is a mess' to 'oh crap, I need to lose twenty pounds before tomorrow! And then, should I call the local news and have the big reunion televised? Where are the kids? But I didn't. He gets ne...
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My Piece of Mind: October 2011
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My Piece of Mind. Tuesday, October 11, 2011. This weekend was hard. It was a three day weekend; one that is given to military families on our Post to enjoy together. Well, when your family isn't "together" like ours is - it makes for a really long weekend with lots of voids to fill. I decided to treat the kids to a movie. The movie I took them to? A Dolphin's Tale" - which would have been great except there was (spoiler alert! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Are You Following Me?
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