it was almost five months ago that my life changed. a call from a family friend resulted in her life changing, the life her children were living to change, and my family of five to change right along with it. and we were just bystanders.

ive always hated those kind of… Read full post »

I am a FaceBooker. I can't help it. I never thought I'd be "one of those people" but alas, I am.

On the day before Thanksgiving, I am sitting in my warm, little house and reading through the daily status updates of friends and family. I come across one in particular… Read full post »

It's a few days before Thanksgiving and all through the house, not a creature was stirring just Mom, wide awake with thoughts racing through her mind.......

I had no other idea how to start out this blog. All I know is that I am feeling uneasy and restless. I think that's… Read full post »

I'm starting to wonder if I'm possesed.

There's been a strange little unknown fact about me. I have spent most of my life being blamed for things disappearing. Now mind you, my days of cleptomania have since been put behind me. And there is nothing worse, I say NOTHING WORSE than… Read full post »

I have a friend. Her name is Anne. She's a middle child and I'm afraid she's fallen too deep into the middle child role. Does it matter that she hasn't lived at home in over 20 years? You think it wouldn't but it does.

Tomorrow evening, at this time, I will… Read full post »

I saw those words printed on a bumper sticker the other day while driving on State Street. It made me think. Apparently it left a big enough impression for me to use it as the title of this blog post.

I've met several people who I've thought should have this line… Read full post »

I recently blogged about a friend of mine who passed away. She had committed suicide. It has been many years since I had dealt with someone who had taken their own life and I didn't know really what to say. I couldn't imagine what her family, her husband and her sons were going through… Read full post »

I recently blogged about a friend of mine who passed away. She had committed suicide. It has been many years since I had dealt with someone who had taken their own life and I didn't know really what to say. I couldn't imagine what her family, her husband and her sons were going through… Read full post »

September 15th was my youngest son's birthday. He turned 5 years old. It was also the day that my jr high school friend's wife turned up missing.

I can remember reading her post on Facebook. I have this awful habit of reading through the latest news as reported first hand from… Read full post »

Wow, the last few weeks have been a rollercoaster. And I haven't even been to the fair.

Trying to pick up the pieces that have been strewn across my lawn called life has been interesting indeed. I haven't had this much communication with my ex-in-laws for years. That, and my private… Read full post »

So the details of what actually happened the night my ex-husband died has finally come to light.

I received his death certificate in the mail today, thanks to the coordination done by my ex-MIL. I've watched enough reality TV to know that they list details to an extent on a… Read full post »

A week ago I was on pins and needles wondering if and when I would get "the call". Somehow, I knew internally because I couldn't sleep. And I don't cough it up to me being overtired or overstimulated.

When that phone rang, I "knew". And I was right.

It's felt like… Read full post »

Well it's been almost a week since my ex-husband died. Damn, time flies. His passing is a reminder of that for me. It was a week ago tonight that I learned that he wasn't going to make it. I remember thinking about whether or not I should defy his request and… Read full post »

That's right, I'm the new kid in town. Or at least to the Salon.com blogging site.

I came across this site in the most oddest of ways. I wasn't looking for a blogging site because, well, I already had one with a different host. (For the sake of tackiness, I… Read full post »