Beautiful World

Wow. Just go see it.

I would suggest to all who are inclined to suppress them...don't. I understand that PTSD amplifies everything, but if I hadn't supp...

...ans also, just because I think it's funny.

Thanks to all of you who have been searching for my blog with endless creativity and snarkiness. I've loved all the entries. However... ...

In keeping with the theme of my last post, I had a visitor from the Sacramento area who found me by Googling these: 1. why is samantha stev...

I love the fact that a certain percentage of my blog visitors come because of the results of an online search engine. Most of my hits throug...

Me: I've been blaming bad timing, but I think that's wrong. I never really had good timing--it's just glaringly obvious right no...

Adam has one. He hates needles. He becomes absolutely, irrationally, afraid when one is going to be poked into him. So--he had to have immun...

I sort of feel that I'm coming to a milestone. Don't ask me what that means because I still haven't figured it out. But I see Th...

Not because I believe it's accurate, but because the pictures are amazing. Your result for The Perception Personality Image Test... NBPC...

I'm watching men's beach volleyball, and one of the teams has the word "BRA" on their uniforms. Darrin's explanation: ...

...or infamous... (Hint: Look in the "Blog Articles" box)

1. AtP hugs--because they're amazing. 2. Darrin--because I want to go to bed, but he's not home yet, and it's just not the same...

I love words beyond what is considered acceptable in mixed company. And I have no idea what that last sentence means, nor do I care, as long...

Dear Concerned Email Person, No, it is not inappropriate for me to announce on my blog that I have a crush on someone other than my husband ...

Actual text message conversation (all apparent typos are real): DJ: Are you guys home yet? Me: Not even close. Your dad decided he needed to...

I have a crush on Dara Torres. I can't help it! She's fit, she's beautiful, and she looks amazing in silver. And, come on!! an O...

I went back to the home where most of the abuse in my life took place. My mother told me there were a couple of boxes of my things there she...

I don't fight with anyone--ever. I don't goad people. I don't issue ultimatums. I don't make people angry. And yet, somehow,...

Probably it's not that noticeable. I notice because it's my blog, of course. But I haven't been writing as frequently lately. I...

Last night Darrin decided to be domestic and try his hand at making homemade chocolate pudding. I heard him exclaim, "Oh, Crap!" a...

Your result for The Personality Disorder Test... Perfectly healthy -1 Histronia, -2 Paranoia, 1 Antisocialness, 2 Narcissism, -2 Schizoi...

I have never posted a meme on my blog before, although I have participated, nor have I tagged anyone. And that is all about to change. I hop...

There is a distinct possibility that I might be on to something. Maybe. It's not scientific. I'm certain no psychiatrist will endors...

I want a snake. And some lizards. And I once had a bat which I adored and even took to school. My teacher made me let it go. It was very cut...

I don't know that I believe people change. I think I believe trust levels change which allow a person to feel safe even when vulnerable,...

AtP and I have been grocery shopping...a lot. I shop nearly every night before dinner because, well, I like to use fresh produce and I'...

And he was full term in spite of efforts to make an early appearance. Yay!!!!!

AtP has been living with me since Friday. Notice I said "living," not "visiting." Because if you come see me WYSIWYG. M...

I see Therapist on Tuesday. As usual, when the time to see him gets close I begin feeling anxious and sort of cranky. I realized today that ...

DJ and Adam walk downstairs while I'm at work on the computer. They are wearing adhesive metal brackets on their foreheads. Me: What are...

Sam: Darrin! Stop! There's an owl on that building, I swear it's true! Darrin drives back around the building and sure enough, th...

Because... 1. All the student wards meet together and Darrin is only responsible for one month's worth of meetings. 2. Darrin is only go...

My awareness of stress acceleration is becoming more acute--which means I can recognize it before it explodes. Most of the time I'm able...

I just like it. That's all.

A student came for her lesson this morning, but didn't come inside. I finally went out to see what was keeping her. She said, "I lo...

I'll admit that there is a bizarre part of me that doesn't want the wound to close. It took a huge effort to start talking after so ...

Okay--that was fun and I think you should all visit more often--and I should visit back. I'll work on that last part. And if you're ...

I'm not kidding. You read this on your Google Reader, or on Bloglines and you never visit anymore. I'm starting to feel sorry for my...

As usual, I'm avoiding sleep. It seems I have set in motion a chain reaction inside myself. I continue to make connections and draw conc...

Favorite cartoon #1.

I used to believe if I accepted all that had happened to me and allowed myself to be healed, that I would cease to be me--I would become som...

There's a line from a Matchbox 20 song: "...and it's good that I'm not angry...anymore..." Anger is an emotion I run f...

I'm the Activity Days leader for the girls age 8-12 in our ward. This week a young lady joined our group by virtue of her 8th birthday. ...

Woman: Is this the Bishop's house? Me: This is were a bishop lives, yes. Woman: Let me talk to him. Me: I can't. Woman: Why not? Me...

Fish do not have a uvula.

In November of 2005 my mother called me. She told me that cousin David's wife had died. I was completely unprepared for the emotions tha...