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Sunday, January 6, 2008

It's All About The . . .

... We just received a letter from Youngest Son from U.S. Marine boot camp in San Diego, California. He's graduating in a couple of weeks and then going to MOS school. His training will be in Logistics/Explosive Ordinance Disposal. I'm not clear on the "logistics" part means. After a little research... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

HOLIDAY HANGOVER AND MIRACLES AT WORK . . .

Hurrah! The holidays are finally over! Today is January 2, 2008. It is the first day since December 6, 2007, that there are no guests in my house! There is a saying that "pain is the touchstone of growth". That surely was the case for our family this Christmas. The conflict between our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

EMOTIONALLY HUNGOVER

There was a big blow up yesterday between the daughter-in-law and I. My husband is angry at me. He is so angry at me. It was a bad day at Bedrock with no relief in sight. Send in the spiritual cavalry because this human being need help. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

A Hostage Situation

Between work, soccer and driving through more than one parking lot and sitting in two different parking lots, I managed to stay gone for most of the day. Which is my plan for tomorrow too. I feel like a hostage in my own house. Send in the clowns! Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

I've Been in a Distant Land . . .

If you don't have the patience to read a long post, please move on. I haven't written for a week or more. The words and feeling have been dammed up and now the dam has broken. * * * I've been gone since late yesterday afternoon. Last week, the entire week was taken up by babysitting our toddler... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 10, 2007

An Arrow Straight to His Heart . . .

This morning my husband got our toddler granddaughter out of bed. As she was lying on the bathroom counter having her diaper changed, she held up her arms to him and said, "Pawpaw?" It was the first time she attached the name to the person. My husband grabbed her up and hugged her tight. "Here comes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 8, 2007

Born Anew

On Thursday I drove three hours to pick up our granddaughter. We're babysitting for 10 days while her parents go on vacation. It is a boring drive, only driving through Kansas or the Texas panhandle is worse. For the past few days, my husband and I watch this toddler eat, play and sleep like we've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

A SIMPLE ACTION CAN CHANGE YOUR WHOLE ATTITUDE

This morning it was time to pay some bills - not a lot of bills, just a few. The money is in the account but I still found myself dreading writing those checks. I managed to procrastinate for awhile by checking my email, writing a letter and generally dancing around the whole bill paying thing.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

PHYSICIAN HEAL THYSELF

"There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you." by Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles * * * I'm posting this quote again because it's particularly fitting for the space that I've been in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

A RAINY SUNDAY

The can opener broke this evening. A tiny screw came loose and three different small parts fell off. Husband dutifully fixed it. He handed me a couple of leftover parts, grinning at me sheepishly. I hastily threw together a dinner of linguine with clam sauce and a green salad. I spent most of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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