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The thing I’ve been dreading and starting to think might not happen after all. Maggie’s pulling away from me. She doesn’t want me to touch her beautiful hair, to kiss her sweet cheek, to grab her for a hug, to … Continue reading →

It’s been 5 weeks since my 5th step, so it’s time to be working on the next step, though I’m not sure how I become “ready to have God remove all my defects of character.” Sounds a lot like step … Continue reading →

Ella Knight died this week. She was my friend Tiffany’s step-mom, a member of my SLC bookgroup, and a wonderful woman. Another young one taken from us.

But still coughing occasionally. A nasty bug all around. Life is returning to normal, whatever that means, and I’m not falling asleep in the middle of the day. So I’ve been back on top of things. Finally got to an … Continue reading →

While in Portland I contracted whatever bug Katy and Finn had. It’s a nasty one. I’m on day 12 and still coughing. And because of the medication I’ve been taking (Clarithromycin), I have a yucky taste in my mouth all … Continue reading →

I’m here in Portland with my sister, sister-in-law, nephews, and parents. Dad and I drove up on Saturday. It’s rainy. Duh. It’s the Northwest, it’s supposed to be rainy. But I mean *really* rainy. On Sunday, it rained so hard … Continue reading →

I’ve had a great dose of spiritual improvement this week: two hours of yoga on Tuesday, one hour of which included a class discussion on the 8 limbs or yamas of yoga; and four hours of al-anon recovery work today, … Continue reading →

I should feel sadder than I do. There seems to be something in the atmosphere this week, making people gloomy. I remember past Februaries when I felt much the same way: despondent, doomed, depressed, destined to live in a cold … Continue reading →

So I was trying to remember how long it’s been since I had a drink…June 12th was the last time. I had some wine at an OUTreach party at Catherine & Ed’s. I remember that that was the last time … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a weird day. Sunday of MLK weekend. We woke up to discover that someone had rifled through the Honda (yet again). They didn’t find or take anything–at least nothing that we noticed. But they left the interior light … Continue reading →