My oven broke today. I literally cried. A was playing with the latch, it’s stuck and the door won’t close. So no baking until maintenance comes to fix it. I keep telling myself it’s no big deal, and going 2-3 days without the oven is fine but I’m in withdrawal. And I wasn’t even home […]
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Day 85
I’m feeling incredibly claustrophobic at the moment. I’m good at compartmentalizing. Especially with the people in my life. And I’m so good at it, that it never occurs to me that this is a small town and people know each other. Or that people from the past that I don’t expect to ever be in […]
Day 80
Parenting a kid with oppositional defiant disorder is no joke. No one really understands what it’s like if they don’t have a kid like that themselves. I did some reading up online about parenting ODD kids today. Nothing really that I hadn’t heard before, but a refresher on basic skills was good. It’s been hard […]
Day 79
1. A peaceful parenting day. Sure, I caved a bunch, but there was very little fighting. It was nice. 2. A helped me clean, make dinner and bake muffins. Awesome mother daughter time. 3. Rented Rock Dog. I’m a sucker for music and kids movies and this one is pretty awesome. 4. Walked around downtown […]
Day 76
I *may* have a baking problem. Yesterday I baked bread. And a triple berry crisp. Today, I did this: Apple pecan pie. It’s under cooked. I had exactly 1 hour before I had to leave before it came out. But, it’s all good. I consulted with my baker friend who told me there are no […]
Day 73
Today I was contacted, along with other people by a person I know with a request to share the worst of the drinking stories on an anonymous blog. I immediately said yes, because that’s what I do, but now my thoughts are going. I’m not particularly concerned about this person knowing the dark and dirty, […]
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