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Almost Wordless Wednesday…Drowsy
Does this doll look familiar to you? If you were a little girl in the ’70 like I was, you are probably saying “Oh my God! It’s Drowsy!” If you are older or younger, you missed out! As you can … Continue reading
Tuesdays With Tyler: You’re in the Army Now
(On my husbands laptop, again. You know, the one where his possessive/quote key doesnt work? Sigh. I am hoping this is no big deal but it seems that MY computer will not take a charge. I am trying not to … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety in children, bedtime, camp, daycare, elementary school, homeschool, homeschooling, kindergarten, kissing kids, McDonald's, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, only child, preschool, public school, public school education, Sensory Processing Disorder, Smurf, Stepford Wives, summer camp, teacher, Tourette's, Tourette's Syndrome, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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A “Mom Fail” Moment
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 1.) A mom fail moment. When my son was born, our cats were already considered senior citizens in the lifespan of the domesticated feline. My cats, Lizzie and Rosie, were nine-years-old and Grant’s cats, Scotty … Continue reading
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Tagged Blommer, Cats, Death, disabled mom, dying, Emily, Father, Freyja and cats and angels, God, Grandpa Joe, Grant, grief, Heaven, hypermobile, life-threatening illnesses, Lizzie, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Mom Fail, mortality, pain, Rosie, Santa Claus, Scotty, Sick, Spanky, The Little Rascals, Tyler
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The ShutMyMouth Diet
That’s right. I am officially on a diet. If I write it here for God and all to see then I have to stick with it! When women have chronic illnesses, it often is very much out of our control … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, Ben & Jerry's, But You Don't Look Sick, cancer, Christine Miserandino, chronic illnesses, Depression, diet, dieting, endocrine system, endocrinologist, exercise, firing your doctor, Gestational Diabetes, heroin chic, insomnia, Lupus, med, medications, metabolism, Oreo, Oreo cookies, Osteoporosis, pain, post-partum, pre-pregnancy, pre-pregnancy weight, pregnancy, pregnant, psychiatrist, Rubenesque, The Spoon Lady, therapist, Tyler, weight, weight gain, weight loss
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Win a Beautiful Piece of Art!
Robin Maria Pedrero happens to be a fellow Tweeter that I follow. I honestly don’t remember following her, I have followed over 2,200 people, but one day I went to Twitter and at the top of the page was her … Continue reading
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Tagged "Starla's Eggs", art, artwork, contest, Contests, Face Book, notecards, prints, Robin Marie Pedrero, Social Media, Tweeter, Twitter
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My Most Recent Awkward Moment
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 3). An awkward moment. My husband and I call our awkward moments “Larry David Moments”. Larry David is the billionaire who along with Jerry Seinfeld created Seinfeld (“George” was modeled after him). He also created and … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, anti-semetic, Christians, Conservative Judaism, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Emily, Geoger, Grant, HBO, Jerry Seinfeld, Jew, Jewish, Jewish ethnic background, Jewish holidays, Jewish jokes, Judaism, Larry David, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Romeo and Juliet, Seinfeld, Solomon Schechter Day School, Tyler
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At the Social Security Doctors – The Horror, The Horror
(I am sorry to keep you waiting so long. I wrote this over the course of two days, starting on Monday overnight. I am sorry it is so long but I felt that it is a story that HAD to … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Bi-polar Disorder, cancer, Cirque du Soleil, Depression, Disability, Disability Hearing, Doctor, Doctors, exams, Fibromyalgia, hospitalization, hypermobile, hypermobility, lawyer, Lupusl, Mania, Mental, Neurological, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Orencia, Rheumatological, Social Security, Social Security Disability, Social Security doctors, Substantial Gainful Employment, trial
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My Name is Emily and I Have a Depressed Son
I have known this for a while, but how much can you write…right? I will not talk about how Tyler has described his depression to me to a ‘T’ without saying “depression”. Let’s just say he told me that he … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood depression, clinical depression, counseling, Curious George, Depression, Disney, Disney channel, Disney Junior, Emily, Grant, Mickey, Mouse, situational depression, The Happiest Place on Earth, The Hot Dog Dance, The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, therapy, Toodles, Tyler
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I Was the Stalker
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 1.) The Police said it best when they said, “Every breath you take/And every move you make/Every bond you break, every step you take/I’ll be watching you”. Write about a time you believed someone was … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally McBeal, Emily, Every Breath You Take, Grant, Larry, Lizzie, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, marriage, radio, Rosie, stalker, Stalking, The Police
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Tuesdays With Tyler! Wheel…Of…Fortune!
Having very little money, our family has been quite active this summer in our wonderful library’s programs. Our library’s activities are so sought after, that people are constantly checking your ID to make sure you live in our town, it … Continue reading
