I just celebrated 2 anniversaries recently. Hans thinks it's odd that I remember the dates, but he doesn't grasp that I cling to dates. I remember all sorts of dates - the date that we met, the date that I found out I was pregnant with Aliceon, the date I found out I was pregnant with Heather. Other dates that aren't so happy ( Read more... )

You know, I'm sick of becoming somewhat of an authority on medical issues. Seriously. If I had wanted to know this much about various medical conditions, I would have gone to medical school. And if I had wanted to learn this much about school politics, policies and procedures, I would have finished my education degree. However, due to circumstances ( Read more... )

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That's what I was telling Hans last night. We can attempt to plan things until the end of time, but it always seems to be that we're just some of those people that life happens to. You know what I mean? You're going along, thinking you've got it all planned out and figured out, then WHAM! life happens and everything changes.

Take, for instance, our ( Read more... )

Those are some of the words that people have been offering up to describe me lately. Not sure why, but it kinda bothers me. I guess because I don't see that there's anything about me that fits those words. There's nothing admiral or inspirational about getting sick; neither is it amazing. It's something that happened. I had/have no control over it ( Read more... )

You know, I really get irritated with telemarketers and people hawking their wares on streets or in malls. If I were interested in what you were selling, I would contact you. If I don't know it exists, chances are I'm surviving just fine without it, and don't need to pay $19.95 for it. That even goes for lots of crochet implements. Seriously, that ( Read more... )