Anger is not a pretty thing.  Headbanger Anger is an ugly, dangerous thing.  I won't bore you with the details, but family drama has me very close to using the word "behoove" while brandishing an axe....as in "It would be behoove you to shut the hell up."  The anger is directed toward my darling sister who has recently told my mother that I need to ( Read more... )

Ok, some of you that are more sarcastic might say that I am merely posting on LJ because I gave up Facebook for Lent....and you would largely be right.  Since freeing up about 17 hours of my day now, I can come back to LJ and enjoy.  Truly, LJ is better in many ways:  NO ONE in my family belongs to LJ; LJ allows more room for discussion; I feel ( Read more... )

Wow...long time, my friends...and yes I still consider you friends.  Hope you do as well ( Read more... )

See, I really AM back.  Today has been fun.  Spent last night again at Mom's and then went to a baby shower fortheldara .  I must say that bluesilverkdg  can put on quite a shindig.  The food was wonderful, esp the cake and a chocolate cheesecake made by the mom-to-be's friend.  (You know me; it's ALL about the food.)  Very nice time had by all.  After leaving the ( Read more... )

Just got back this afternoon from an overnight trip to Charlottesville, VA for Bill's company Christmas party. It was quite nice, as always, and we were seated at a table with friends and family members of the company's owner. Lots of laughter and interesting conversation ensued. The food was catered by the Omni Hotel, where the event was held ( Read more... )

My mom was a stay-at-home like I have become.  I never realized that sacrfices that she and dad made for that luxury until now.  I always new that we didn't have a lot of extra money, but I also knew that we always had plenty to eat, and somehow Mom finagled thing so that there was always money for school supplies, band expenses, etc.  We even took ( Read more... )

Happy Mother's Day to all my LJ moms.  It's like the Peace Corps:  the toughest job you'll ever love.  It makes you proud, humble, crazy, frustrated, scared, and full of joy...and that can be in the first hour of any given day.  I am blessed with the coolest child on the planet, and I am humbled ( and a bit surprised) that God chose me to mother ( Read more... )

Good morning LJ Land.  C is currently working on a school assignment, and I am enjoying the Liquid of Life (no, not Jack Daniels...coffee!)  Then it's off to Mom's, where C and I will spend the night.  Bright and early tomorrow we will be heading out to the heart center so Mom can have a rountine echo-cardiogram.  Twelve years ago, she had a ( Read more... )

Hello LJ Land from the Great White Southeast!  We have had snow squalls approaching white-out conditions off and on all day.  The winds make it snow horizontally, and there is more snow on the sides of trees than on top.  The ground had been quite warm for the past few days, so there is little snow on the grass, but there are fears frozen roadways ( Read more... )

I went to the dr. last week to see if something can be done about my satanic sinuses and also to see if my suspicions about high blood pressure might be true.  After talking to me and assessing my stress level (if I were a Homeland Security Chart, I'd be glowing red), she thought my tension headaches were due to stress, and that my blood pressure, ( Read more... )