I want to die.
I am so disgusted with my country. I can't believe Trump could win again. My already bad mental health won't be able to take it if Harris loses. I feel like I have nothing to live for anyway. I don't...
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I may have to accept the election results, but I don't have to like them. Trump may be the President, but he will never be *my* President. And we are not going to storm the Capitol, either. Bring on...
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Retail therapy.
I'm coping with the election results as best I can. I'm starting to dress up the dolls for the holidays. I've added some new non-AG girls to the family!Disney ILY 4ever girls Shelby (blonde) and Ryan...
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Good Thanksgiving, bad Thanksgiving weekend.
There were just five of us this year. Mom, Dad, Katie, me, and a friend from church. Plus Rory and Maisie! Cat and dog got along surprisingly well.The decorated table, Maisie trying to get on the...
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Farewell, Mr. President.
Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. He wasn't the greatest president, but he was probably the most decent man to ever hold the office. He did great things after he left."Well done, good and...
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2024, GTFO.
It really wasn't a good year. Everyone in my family had some kind of illness, especially my mom. I had another awful surgery. Then the election happened. Ugh. I hope 2025 will be better, but I have my...
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Christmas photos and the 2024 health round-up.
Despite everyone being sick or just depressed about the election, Christmas turned out fine. The music on Christmas Eve went well, even though we were missing a few people. We had lovely family dinners...
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Snow day!
There have been two different snowstorms in the past couple of weeks. Most of the snow is gone, but it was pretty!I put Charlotte in the new pink snowsuit. Maisie is so cute in her sweater!One last...
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Can January just fucking be over already?
I'm not even talking about Trump's first week in office.A Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided mid-air and crashed into the Potomac River tonight. At least 64 people are...
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Belle!
She got here last Friday. She's perfect!I'll get Moana this summer. The fall limited editions are Wicked's Elphaba and Glinda (yes, Elphie will be green!), and Wednesday Addams from the Wednesday...
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Well, this sucks.
Five years of being careful, wearing masks, getting vaccinated and boosted...and I have Covid-19. I guess it was my turn. Everyone in my family has had it.So much for my weekend plans. Saturday is the...
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I barely have the energy to do what I need to do, much less what I want to do. I went to Urgent Care yesterday, and got a prescription for Paxlovid. It seems to be helping, but it leaves a bad taste in...
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Mom fell in the bathroom yesterday and Dad had to call an ambulance. She had been throwing up all night and was dehydrated. She was also throwing up blood again. They're keeping her in the hospital a...
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Yay!
My Covid test was negative this morning!Mom is still in the hospital. She told me to stay home despite the negative test. I don't know when she'll be home. They're doing more tests today.
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More bad news.
Mom may have to have surgery. She may have an ulcer or something else that needs to be repaired. I have no idea when they'll do that.Next, the choir director from our old church, Mr. McCoy, died last...
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More trouble.
My mom is still in the hospital. She was getting better, and was supposed to go home yesterday, but now she has a torn Achilles tendon. She can barely stand, let alone walk. She has to wait for an...
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Mom's stuck in the hospital for one more night. The orthopedic staff was backlogged all day (lots of accidents, my sister said there was a lot of ambulance activity). They couldn't get to her to...
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Mom is finally back home. I can't believe they kept her two extra nights for what turned out to be a sprain. She's doing okay with the boot and walker. She won't need the walker for long.Meanwhile, I'm...
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