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Journal Entry for October 7, 2008
I am trying to keep thinking positive about the move to our new apartment. i am extremely frustrated with seeing all this stuff packed and in our way, as the fact that we only have a path to walk thr...by: shannamarie
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I am trying to keep thinking positive about the mo...
shannamarie Oct 07, 2008
Journal Entry for October 7, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
I am trying to keep thinking positive about the move to our new apartment. i am extremely frustrated with seeing all this stuff packed and in our way, as the fact that we only have a path to walk through in our downstairs, and not much more than that upstairs. Our new apartment is bigger, {not much bigger, but bigger}. I am tired of waiting on the landlord to call and give me a date as to when we...1 Recommendation -
I'm sorry that I haven't written in such a...
Tilly Oct 07, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
I'm sorry that I haven't written in such a long time. I haven't forgotten about my DS friends, I just haven't felt like I had much to say. Today I'm feeling really sad. My husband's great uncle who is 91 fell and broke his neck. He's paralyzed and they are doing surgery right now to relieve his pain. His wife of 70 years is having such a d...1 Recommendation -
yesterday was one of those raw nerves day where I ...
mechelleb... Oct 07, 2008
Journal Entry for October 7, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
yesterday was one of those raw nerves day where I feel I can't handle my life. I know it's probably hormones b/c when I feel that way and wonder why, I then look at the calendar and oh, gee, yeah, it's day 18 of my cycle. for some reason certain days, like days 4 and 18 are horrible for me mentally and emotionally.
today I am trying more prayer.
anyway, I think God ga...
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I have suffered all night..shivering..then sweats....
4getmenot Oct 07, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
I have suffered all night..shivering..then sweats..and cannot sleep..O fell asleep at 9 last night and woke up at 1:30 a.m.........here it is 3:04 a.m. and I am still wide awake..Every muscle in my body aches..( yeppers) Dr. Janet..has diagnosed her self..I have some kind of bug..but guess what?? It will not last forever..
There is another day.....I think today irregardless of the weather I am goi...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
my dad told me yesterday to call him at 4 am today...
Priscila Oct 06, 2008
Journal Entry for October 6, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
my dad told me yesterday to call him at 4 am today, so i started calling at 3:45 am, no answer. he wears a c-pac(sp) mask when he sleeps which is loud but he has a phone on the bedside table and i have called him many times and him hear the phone and answer it. i called every 2 minutes until 4:30 am, ok, so now i am in panic mode, daddy is not answering his phone and he knew i would be calling to...3 Comments -
I just got word that my uncle passed away tonight....
firelady Oct 06, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008 |
I just got word that my uncle passed away tonight. He was 93 years old and lived a very full life. He was able to stay in his home until 2 -3 months ago. His wife, my aunt, passed away 2 years ago.He had the most amazing memory. He never forgot to call me every year, no matter where I was, on my birthday and recall the events of my birth that lasted most of the night. LOL
My grandmother had 11 ch...1 Recommendation5 Comments -
good news and bad newsthe good news, there will be...
Priscila Oct 06, 2008
Journal Entry for October 6, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
good news and bad news
the good news, there will be no open heart surgery, the blockage is only 50%
the bad news, there will be no surgery, the back of his heart is not working due to not getting any oxygen cause he has emphyzema, the term they used was "the backside of heart is dead, nothing we can do"
daddys sister was there and his nephew, snobs that cant stand me being his poa. daddy d...4 Comments -
HELLO DEAR FRIENDS>>>jUST DOING A "T...
shamanwolf Oct 06, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008 |
HELLO DEAR FRIENDS>>>
jUST DOING A "TIMING OUT" IVE BEEN RUNNING WITH/AS AN AMBULANCE DRIVER
ALL IS WELL,FOR THE TIME BEING,QUIET IS GOOD......WE WILL SEE TOMORROWS AGENDA
NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING JUST RELAX AND GO WITH THE FLOW.SO TO SPEAK
RABBIT'S GOOD,IM AGAIN MAKING HOLIDAY DREAMCATCHERS,WHEN IVE GOT A BREATHER>>
I ENJOY MY MUSIC,ENYA,SARAH MC GLOCKLIN (DUNNO TH...1 Recommendation5 Comments -
Colleen left work to come home and pickup our cat ...
Colleena Oct 06, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008 |
Colleen left work to come home and pickup our cat Shadow to the vet for hydration therapy. She is amazing! Did what I could so she could come home to a decent house. Going to greet her with a kiss and a smile. She is getting over a mild cold and has two full and hard days of teaching this week. No breaks. No extra (discovery) classes. So I have the house ...1 Recommendation -
MY DAY WAS AWESOME. SHELLEY AND I HAD A GREAT TIME...
junebug Oct 06, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008 |
MY DAY WAS AWESOME. SHELLEY AND I HAD A GREAT TIME. WE WENT TO KOHL'S AND BOUGHT SHOES THEN HEADED TO GRAND RAPIDS FOR THE APPT. BOY THAT CITY IS A MESS WITH ROADS CLOSED AND CONSTRUCTION EVERYWHERE. GOOD THING WE LEFT EARLY BECAUSE IT TOOK ME ALMOST 45 MINUTES TO FIND THE RIGHT WAY TO THE CANCER CENTER. I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT MICHIGAN IS IN SUCH BAD FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT YE...1 Recommendation11 Comments -
I sent another box to my 10 month old granddaughte...
jrmom Oct 06, 2008
SENT ANOTHER BOX FOR GRANDDAUGHTER
Monday, October 6, 2008 |
I sent another box to my 10 month old granddaughter last week with a couple matching outfits, a collection of baby nursery rhyme books, a stuffed animal and my son's mail and I got no call to let me know they got the box or that they liked the clothes or that she liked the stuffed animal. I guess I should be used to it by now and I know I should stop sending anything else, but I can...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
Well..yet another weekend is over..On Friday it ra...
4getmenot Oct 06, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008 |
Well..yet another weekend is over..On Friday it rained..so was a dull day..terrible but trully cannot recall what I did that day..
Saturday, Bob( my husband) and I started hanging the kitchen cupboards..I put in all brand new hinges..but they sure do not make them strong like they did back 20yrs ago..I despise working with my husband on any projects becasue if something does not work out rig...1 Recommendation1 Comment
Journal Entry for October 7, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
I am trying to keep thinking positive about the move to our new apartment. i am extremely frustrated with seeing all this stuff packed and in our way, as the fact that we only have a path to walk through in our downstairs, and not much more than that upstairs. Our new apartment is bigger, {not much bigger, but bigger}. I am tired of waiting on the landlord to call and give me a date as to when we...1 Recommendation -
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I HAVE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF BUSY TODAY PAYING BILLS AND ORGANIZING MY DESK. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET MY LIFE ORGANIZED SO I GUESS I WILL TRY TO MAKE SOME SORT OF "ORDER" OUT OF THIS DESK. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY I CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THIS PAPER WORK SORTED, FILED, AND CLEANED OFF THIS DESK. EVERY TIME I THINK I AM GOING TO WIN THE BATTLE, I LOOK AT IT AND IT'S THE SAME AS IT WAS...1 Recommendation5 Comments
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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY,SUNNY AND PLEASANT,BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKY ABOVE WITH SWIRLY CLOUDS....A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE SENT ME A BOX OF GOODIES
IN THIS MARVELOUS BOX WAS BOOKS,SOME RUNE STONES,A GREEK SILK SCARF.
ALSO WERE A BAG OF BEADS TO MAKE WHATEVER I WANTED
ALSO WAS TO MY DEEP SURPRIZE,A HEALING TURTLE RATTLE...NATIVE AMERICAN MADE!
A SKIN FROM A GENUINE LEOPARD IN ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE! THE RUNE...1 Recommendation6 Comments
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LOVE TALKING TO PEOPL HERE AT DS. NOT ...
kjl1951 Jul 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
LOVE TALKING TO PEOPL HERE AT DS. NOT OUT THERE IN THE " REAL WORLD". HERE I FEEL SAFE NOT OUT THERE, I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. HERE I CAN BE ME. I SELDOM GO OUT AND WHEN I DO I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK I SUPPOSE TO AN EXTENT IT IS SELF IMPOSED LONELINESS. BUT I AM BETTER. OF., I HAVE HAD TOO MUCH PAIN AND REJECT...1 Recommendation17 Comments -
A man came home from work late, tired and irritate...
kjl1951 Aug 05, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 |
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know....1 Recommendation10 Comments -
As i go thru another year of my birth this week,i ...
shamanwolf Mar 02, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008 |
As i go thru another year of my birth this week,i shall not cry
I understand the ways of not only my people,but my destiny
what is the purpose to question,ask for reasons why
the answers i know,as all things have been written
the stars tell no lies,only what is truly to be
the life of a medicine woman,is never to be easy....
the things ive experienced, would make the strongest man break
i was selected t...3 Recommendations7 Comments -
A STORY, I WISH IT WERE TRUE.THE OTHER DAY WAS STR...
kjl1951 Aug 09, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008 |
A STORY, I WISH IT WERE TRUE.
THE OTHER DAY WAS STREESFUL FOR ME. I NEEDED TO GET UP AND GO FOR A WALK. IT WAS DEARY,. DAMP AND AN RAINDROP PLOP PED HERE AND THERE OUT OD A DISCONTENTED CLOUD. GREAT I THOUGHT A PERFECT DAY FOR A WAKE. I DIDN'T BOTHER TO TAKE AN UMBRELLA. AS I WALKED THE NEIGHBORHOOD I NOTICED A NEW STREET HAD BEEN BUILT. THE HOMES WERE LOVELY WELL KEPT COZY , VERY SIMPLE YET W...1 Recommendation5 Comments -
I feel your angry breath coming at me;Your d...
rosem1111 Aug 22, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008 |
I feel your angry breath coming at me;
Your demandingness sucking to sap me;
Your judgment seeking to destroy me;
Your ploys reaching out their fingers to erode the mortar from the rocks
that make up my very being.
You say you are doing something legitimate.
Liar!
I am a survivor.
A survivor knows.
You are an abuser.
I sense your presence before my head recognises your nature.
The body remembers.
...1 Recommendation4 Comments -
“There We Are” I used to have a d...
qutee May 23, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008 |
“There We Are” I used to have a dream, it came so frequently, a recurring nightmare for so many years.It was a dream full of frustration fear, and sadness, and a warning of a broken heart and a lifetime of tears. There were marble floors shining like glass,and tiny bright lights or maybe a million stars?I didn’t know this place, and it didn’t seem real,&ldq...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
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qutee Mar 20, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
"Thinking Of Mary"
As a child I learned about Jesus,
and how his life was sacrificed for me.
How the "Father "gave up his only son,
so I might live eternally.
I&...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
This seems a good place for me to begin my j...
saph Oct 03, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008 |
This seems a good place for me to begin my journal, with two poems
I wrote. These two seem to reflect my heart.
How does one begin to say
all the confused feelings
when to say “no” becomes
a tear to your heart
and anger on the face
of the one you love?
Confused times…
the doctor calls it dementia
and your heart cries
because though he is
still here, the one you love,
he is al...1 Recommendation1 Comment -
Illusion (VNVNation) 1. I know i...
rosem1111 Aug 25, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008 |
Illusion (VNVNation)
1. I know its hard to tell how mixed up you feel
Hoping what you need
Is behind every door
Each time you get hurt
I don't want you to chang...2 Recommendations1 Comment -
THINK WE ALL HAVE HEARD OR SEEN IN PRINT THOSE 4 L...
kjl1951 Jul 18, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008 |
THINK WE ALL HAVE HEARD OR SEEN IN PRINT THOSE 4 LETTER WORDS SOME OF WHICH THE LATE GREAT LENNY BRUCE AND GEORGE CARLIN GOT SO FAMOUS OVER. Ihttp://dailystrength.org/home/messages/compose KNOW THERE ARE SCADS MORE BUT I JUST MENTIONED THEHE TWO. I AM AFRIED THOSE WORDS HAVE LONG SINCE LOST THEIR ABILITY TO HORRIFY US. BUT FOR ONE OR TWO WORDS MR. CARLINS FAMOUS WORDS NEVER TO BE HEARD ON RADIO O...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
SINCE I CAME HERE TO DS, APIRL 1st. 2008. ALL MY S...
kjl1951 Jun 14, 2008
GUESS WHAT ??????????????????????
Saturday, June 14, 2008 |
SINCE I CAME HERE TO DS, APIRL 1st. 2008. ALL MY SWEET KIND ANGELS, THAT IS YOU ALL, HAVE BEEN SO KIND TO ME. I HAVE BEEN TREATED BETTER HERE THAN ANYWHERE IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE GOTTEN MORE COMPLIMENTS, CONCERN AND SIGNS OF LOVE AND CONCERN THEN AT ANYTIME IN MY LIFE.
SO MANY THANKS TO EVERTONE. LOVE YOU ALL. YOU ALL HAVE SAVED MY LIFE. YOU ARE MY HEROS AND HEROIANS. YOU ARE SHINING S...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
JUST ONE HUG We didn’t hug “good...
qutee May 23, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008 |
JUST ONE HUG
We didn’t hug “good-bye” that day,
it will haunt me till the day that I die.
Still in my prayers quietly every night,
I’m still asking him, “My Dear Lord, why?”
She’d chastised and warned me many times,
when I jokingly shrug that precious hug away.
I’d laugh and I’d shiver, and she’d mockingly say,
Mama, “you might really regr...1 Recommendation2 Comments
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
LOVE TALKING TO PEOPL HERE AT DS. NOT OUT THERE IN THE " REAL WORLD". HERE I FEEL SAFE NOT OUT THERE, I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. HERE I CAN BE ME. I SELDOM GO OUT AND WHEN I DO I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK I SUPPOSE TO AN EXTENT IT IS SELF IMPOSED LONELINESS. BUT I AM BETTER. OF., I HAVE HAD TOO MUCH PAIN AND REJECT...1 Recommendation17 Comments -
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