Monthly Archives: September 2012

Sorcha is much happier

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Sorry I haven’t blogged, but Sorcha and Gaia came up for the weekend and there was much playing of scrabble and partaking of gluten-free chocolate-chip cookies (I found a brand which are surpassingly tasty). She is doing so well now, … Continue reading →

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Woot! No cancer!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

My mom’s biopsy came back and she is fine as wine. I am no longer gibbering with nerves, and I can actually feel the muscles in the back of my neck loosen as I type this. I just cannot string … Continue reading →

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Lying liars continue to irk me

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Alright, this is pissing me off. There is a meme floating around Facebook (which I have gotten to view thanks to my far-right family members) that declares that Barack Obama, that black Muslim socialist who is not REALLY an American … Continue reading →

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A better day

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Well, the rotten no-good horrible day ended and this morning was much better, so I am in a more chipper mood. Thank you all for your encouragement, and your advice about my headstrong and stouthearted little Stitch. The threat of … Continue reading →

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I am having a morning, y’all.

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

You ever notice how the morning you get up late is the morning when shit just pours down on your head? Yeah. Me too. It will be the morning you cannot easily find the things you habitually pack in your … Continue reading →

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Stitch, the defiant!

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

When my youngest brother was a kid he was sporadically demonic. He was the sweetest kid on earth about 90% of the time, but the other 10% was devoted to irrational and hopeless defiance. Once, when he was in first … Continue reading →

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New Depths of Shallow

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

I read a blog called In Bed With Married Women, because it is always thought provoking and usually funny to boot. Earlier this week she posted about a book she had just read that was written by a “Pickup Artist” … Continue reading →

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Mom’s biopsy and other news

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

My mom’s trip to the Ob/Gyn went well. She had the biopsy done, and after the doctor had taken it he said he would very surprised at anything other than a negative result. While this is obviously not definitive, it … Continue reading →

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I’ve found a new level of angry

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

I was already having a bad day, inasmuch as my Mother is getting a biopsy of uterus and it makes me frightened, and therefore cranky. Then Sorcha called and my cranky exploded into steel-bending rage. She has moved most of … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, motherhood | 9 Comments

We have a new dog

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

A friend of mine sent out a message in bottle on the ocean Facebook that her sister desperately needed a good home for her three year old Chinese crested powder puff doggie, and the missive washed up on the shore … Continue reading →

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