in a blurr
on May 18, 2009 in meds time pain I am living in a blurr ... a bubble. I keep trying to write, the words don't come. I can't seem to put them side by side. makes blog postings sort of rough.Many medical changes recently - meds, meds, meds. No sleep. too much sleep.urgh.FFWe are incli...

Seek and find
on Apr 22, 2009 in ex find seek google I came across his name quite by accident. I wasn't doing the standard "google" search, I have done it many times before ... admit it, you have too.This time, however, it was innocent. His name presented to me via a random friend friending.That didn'...

On the fence
on Apr 6, 2009 in Fitting in on the fence I'm about to hit a milestone.One of those that appeared to be so old when you were young. One we couldn't really imagine reaching ... however, knowing that when we did life would be fab ... complete, easy, maybe predictable.What I know today - NOT SO...

Houston, we have a problem
on Jan 6, 2009 in Facebook I confess Hi! My name is Frannie and I am an addict.I must admit that I am easily addicted. Not so much to sex, drugs or other such vises ... but to Internet Fads! I seem to switch through them quicker than I can change my hair-style, and Mr. Farmer can attest...

Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus
on Dec 17, 2008 in Santa Christmas spirit Up to this year I have been allowing the myth of Santa to live on in our home.Letting the older ones know that, once they had forsaken Santa - Santa would no longer bestow gifts upon them. That is; if they ruin it for the little ones by speaking up,...

I cannot tell a lie
on Dec 3, 2008 in moving on fluff I have been avoiding the blog world lately.Mostly because I don't want to talk about it ... all of it. The bad stuff, of which there is plenty. The good stuff, of which I seem to be searching for.I want to retreat into myself and not come out .. whic

Missing in action.
on Oct 27, 2008I have been missing action.I can say that it has absolutely been with good reason.Shortly after my last redemptive post about Paying it Forward ... life came a crashing.Just when you think things might mellow for a while ... WHAM ... you get hit betw...

Pay it forward
on Sep 13, 2008I had a really nice experience at my local Starbucks this afternoon ... I had a long, long, long week - with children spread out hither and yan, over whelmed by my non-profit gig and that job that is actually supposed to pay me ... if I actually do t...

What's up chuck?
on Aug 31, 2008 in life on speed Me. I am up. Up. Up. Up.First I am on a new med that makes me jittery as hell, won't let me sleep and makes me feel like I have tourettes. Rather uncontrollably (is that a word?) expletives and random shouldnotbementioned things fly out of my mouth.

Bittersweet Farewell
on Aug 3, 2008 in emotions loss friendship If you have been around here for any length of time, you might know that I have had a number of friends (and family) move in recent years.To be accurate, I would say that ALL of my close friends and family members have moved on.Each one for a better...