La la la laaaahhhh!

May I throw myself down on the floor and throw a good ol' tantrum? Uh, why am I asking permission? Just going to do it anyway! Laws almighty! While we are experiencing a snow/ice-storm here in the 'burbs of Seattle, I'm having to deal with: kids with colds/coughs; a kinked-out back that is in sore need of a chiropractor - which I can't get to because everything is closed & roads are treacherous; kids missing even more school; odds & ends to pack that I don't want to pack because I hate packing now; and the crème de la crème? PMS.

Help! Who are your literature heroes? Books that you would read over and over? I need suggestions as I'm out of books to read.

Thank you!

Oh brother! Why would anyone want to waste their time spewing vitriol and chastising an unknown person? Sad.

Moving on!

Let's change the subject, yes? Something light & fluffy?

I've developed an allergy to paper. Seriously. Well, not a REAL allergy but man o'man! I can't believe how much I've hoarded over the years! Such a sentimental fool, I guess. Especially when it came to my Boo's artwork. I just didn't think to consolidate it or scan it over the years so it got stuffed in all sorts of odd places. Piano bench, pantry, top drawer of my dresser, in the closet, her closet, her dresser. Good GRIEF!  Hero did the GENIUS thing and got bins for each child. It has been fantastic in sorting everything and really figuring out what is worth saving. Of course, Boo has three bins and the boys each only have one... but it's justified by the fact that she's older than them! ;)  I did save all my notes from special friends & my love-letters from my husband. I wonder if there's a service out there that would scan them and turn it into a book? Not a book for the public but wouldn't that be cool for my husband if he got a book of love-letters that I had written him? I suppose I could scan it but that's a lot of time of which is in short supply these days.

Do you hoard paper? Things?

Hello somebody out there in Greensboro, NC. Yes - this is specifically to you. Since you decided to leave a comment as "anonymous," I have no recourse but to address you publicly rather than through email form.

I'm laughing because apparently you don't realize that this is my blog. So of COURSE it's all about me. My thoughts, my observations, my experiences and etc. You shouldn't make assumptions that I'm just posting willy-nilly about something as serious as addictions & the impact to others only to gain attention & sympathy for me. Nor should you assume that I posted about it WITHOUT his permission. For the record? I asked him if it was okay to share. To share MY side of the story. One can't share the story without giving some enlightenment as to what was the cause of it all. He knows and understands that. More importantly, he respects that and my wanting to help others. When I said "it's not my story to tell" - it isn't, the gory details. That's HIS story. One I do not get into.

The whole point of sharing all that I have (and will continue to) is to help others out there. To offer support, hope, and resources. A lot of which was not available to me when all of this came to light. I remember how isolated I was and how judgemental people were of me and my husband and I would not wish that on anybody. Not even you.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity as to why I share what I share. In the future? Don't make assumptions or judgements. Life is too short.

Carry on.