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“There’s a Skunk in the Pool!”

Posted in Home and Family, Little Bits of Nothingness, backyard wildlife, doing my duty, family matters, funniness, my oh-so-exciting life, on death and dying, strange but true, technical difficulties, weather on July 31, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Sometimes, I really love my life.
At almost exactly 6 this morning, my phone buzzed a text message. It was Auntie, wanting to know if I was up.
“Oddly enough, yes,” I replied; “I woke – BING! – at 5:30. NO idea why. What’s up (besides us; yuck, yuck!)?” (even in the morning, I [...]

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Relief

Posted in Home and Family, Worries and Anxieties, compassion and connection, concerns, doing my duty, family matters, frustrations, learning, messages from the Universe, my oh-so-exciting life, on death and dying, ruminating, technical difficulties on July 30, 2009 | 20 Comments »

I have pretty much made the decision that I cannot continue to care for my mother the way things have become.  It occurred to me as I was driving over this morning that this may be the last time I have to do this, and the thought brought me such a feeling of weightlessness that [...]

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Another Quick Hit

Posted in frustrations on July 29, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Oh, dear God.
Mom called after I was home about 20 minutes. She’d worked herself into a panic thinking that she was going into care TONIGHT, despite everything I told her before I left AND what Bill was telling her as she cried into the phone. It took me nearly half an hour to [...]

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Quick Hit; Perpsective

Posted in messages from the Universe, on death and dying, quick hit on July 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »

A text conversation between Bobbie and me this afternoon:
Me: Mom wants me to go with her to be admitted to the care facility.  I’m uneasy about that.
Bobbie: Hm.  When is she going in?  I’m available on Sat. if she’s okay with a stand-in.
Me: Friday.  We’re switching her to general in-patient instead of respite; no time [...]

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Nearly Wordless Wednesday

Posted in Friends, Little Bits of Nothingness, love notes, messages from the Universe, my oh-so-exciting life, remembering, ruminating, vacation on July 29, 2009 | 19 Comments »

Today’s been a tough one, you guys.  While texting with Kizz, I was lamenting that there’s no way I could be coherent about all the things I wanted to write about at the moment, and she responded “It’s Wednesday. Find an image you like and go nearly wordless.”
PERFECT!  See? That’s part of why I love [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday

Posted in Friends, Home and Family, Little Bits of Nothingness, Parenting, celebration, compassion and connection, concerns, family matters, fun, funniness, general kid stuff, love notes, messages from the Universe, my oh-so-exciting life, on death and dying, randomness, strange but true, ten things Tuesday, the jobs, vacation, weirdness on July 28, 2009 | 21 Comments »

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that…
1.  This is a random TTT primarily because I wanted a forum to showcase this for RedRoach and, really, the only way to talk about this stuff is in a randomness post…

We went to our local kitchen goods store this weekend after the Harry Potter [...]

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You’re Not a Doctor… *Edited*

Posted in General Bitching, Home and Family, Worries and Anxieties, concerns, doing my duty, duh!, dumbassery, family matters, frustrations, on death and dying, strange but true, technical difficulties on July 27, 2009 | 23 Comments »

…you don’t even play one on t.v.
Seriously, People?  Where my patience is coming from is entirely beyond me.
Bill called me yesterday, just as I was heading in to yoga class (perfect timing).  It seemed that he’d taken it upon himself to adjust some of her medications, and was calling to tell me what the new [...]

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Quick Hit: The Yoke of Gratitude

Posted in compassion and connection, messages from the Universe, ruminating on July 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I’m reading The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, when I came across this passage:
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And you receivers – and you are all receivers – assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives.
Rather, rise together with the giver on his gifts as if on wings;
For to be overmindful [...]

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The Definition of Insanity

Posted in General Bitching, compassion and connection, frustrations, funniness, my oh-so-exciting life, on death and dying, technical difficulties on July 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Oh, boy.
Now, look; I understand that my mother is heavily medicated (it was I, in fact, who lobbied for this to be so).  I also know what kind of person she was (is) and that, really, none of this should come as any surprise to me.
For all that, though, I’m having to keep a strong [...]

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The Day Off

Posted in General Bitching, Home and Family, My husband rocks!, Parenting, Worries and Anxieties, celebration, compassion and connection, cooking, crossover, duh!, dumbassery, family matters, frustrations, fun, general kid stuff, movies, my oh-so-exciting life, strange but true, technical difficulties, vacation, yoga - theory and practice on July 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »

My day was sort of a mixed bag, you guys. That’s what you get for having a teenager in the house.
I got to sleep in (well, until the cat started yelling for breakfast at about 6:30. I got up to kick her out and returned to bed with orders to Mr. Chili to [...]

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