Hmm...haven't written on here in a very long time. Reading my last entries make me feel as it all of it is still so raw and new. Life is still complicated, but I'm still here, just fighting the fights. Some things have been good, but it hasn't been without hard work ( Read more... )

I could have had two different icons up today, dealing with princesses, but I chose this one. Today would have been Diana's 50th birthday. Her son, the Duke of Cambridge, and his new Duchess, were in Canada on this day. I'm sure he was thinking about her, and those two, as well as Prince Harry, are doing a fantastic job carrying on her legacy. She ( Read more... )

The need to update my paid account prompted me to visit here again. I suppose I could've left this unpaid, but I've been thinking of coming back, if for not other reason than to vent a bit again. From time to time, I want to write what I'm feeling and what's going on in detail-- warts and all-- and I find that I can't do that so easily. I'm on ( Read more... )

It suddenly turned into a busy afternoon. I got a call from the temp agency, and they told me that the place I used to work asked for me to come back for a short-term assignment, from 1/4-1/22/10. Not as much money as I'd like, but it's money right now. And it'll look good on the resume. Glad they wanted me back ( Read more... )

If you are in my close friend bunch and can read my locked entries, then you saw that among the things going on is that my car is in the shop. It's Wednesday night, I dropped off my car last Friday at lunchtime, and I haven't seen it since. I called the mechanic 3 times today alone and texted him once, and got the call about an hour ago. *IF* ( Read more... )

As seen on the back bumper of a minivan at Drew's camp this week....


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After many weeks of putting it off, and confirming that it looks like it will be a hot, sunny day tomorrow with no particular plans, I was able to set up a last minute playdate for Drew and his best friend, S. S's mom said she's going to surprise her tomorrow, as we'll meet at our favorite pizza joint, and then bring her home for swimming in the ( Read more... )

I'm so glad that Drew has gotten into the groove at his ADHD camp. It started out rough, but his days seem to get better as time goes on ( Read more... )

I just got the "heads-up" this morning that more likely than not, they will be letting me go in August. They didn't give me any more details than that, but due to the cutbacks, etc. that the odds of them keeping me after the early retirement package offer expires and restructuring is pretty unlikely ( Read more... )

Boy, while it doesn't take much, it's amazing what a little bit of online shopping can do to give you a sense of accomplishment. It's too bad that I'm feeling physically bleeh. I haven't been getting enough sleep, and I think my body is starting to rebel as a result. I woke up in the middle of the night (well, early morning) with a killer headache ( Read more... )