addicted to online games!
Hello,my name is Margaret and I am an addict...I have become addicted to playing online games at the Pogo.com website.I registered last year,I don't even remember how I heard about it.Isn't that the...
View ArticleDivine Presence?
A few days ago we were having a heavy rainstorm.I went into the bathroom and noticed a streak of rain droplets(or so I thought) on the mirror.I was quite concerned because just the day before we had a...
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This is my first holiday season in a small town and I am really enjoying it.There is something precious and unique that I didn't find in the larger cities I've lived.The others may have had fancier...
View Articlescatter brained
Somehow,all the planning and preparation to have an easy holiday season didn't quite work out that way.Here it is one week before Christmas and I'm running around like a one armed paper hanger(one of...
View ArticleCongratulations,Mandy and Alfred!
I can't believe it's this far into the new year and I am first posting again.Of course,I've been real busy doing basically nothing!I've decided Bob and I are officially turning into old people.This...
View ArticleUpdates
It happened again this morning. I told you we are turning into old people.We were outside looking into the backyard. I was looking at the bird feeders.I thought Bob said "no way, it's time to fill the...
View ArticleBlog Makeover
Hi there, Dan here. If you had been a reader of this blog for some time, you knew that it was about time for a makeover. Mom recently migrated her blog to the new version of Blogger, and what you now...
View ArticleVolunteer Class
I graduated this week from the Lake Oroville Visitors Center volunteer class.I am now a volunteer for the California Parks Department and a docent of the Bidwell Bar Association.I am so glad I signed...
View ArticleSo here I am again
So much has happened since I last wrote. I will try to remember as much as I can and in no particular order.First of all,my condolences to those affected by the Virginia Tech massacre this week.Such a...
View ArticleOk,Ok......
Ok,Ok,Ok.... geez Louise,already. I have been told by several folks lately I haven't updated my blog.Didn't realize you cared.What's happened since I last blogged?Hmmm, I'm over 50 so I don't remember...
View Articlethe importance of donating organs
My brother Walt was admitted to the hospital last week to await a heart transplant.We've known for a few years this might be necessary but nonetheless the fact that it became a reality has me and our...
View ArticleOctober-Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
Recently,my son Dan participated in "The One Voice Walk" in Cincinnati,Ohio to honor a former church member who was murdered in an act of domestic violence.The church has organized this event every...
View ArticleWhy doesn't she just leave?
I am listening to my son Dan's podcast he taped at the One voice Walk in memory of Cheryl Dawson and other victims of domestic violence.One victim gives her account of her life living with her...
View ArticleWhy doesn't she leave-Part 2
Yesterday,I discussed my story and how it was I ended up in a domestic violence situation.I apologize it 's long but felt I had to do it that way to give the background how someone gets into that...
View ArticleThoughts from a survivor
The last two posts were very graphic about what abuse can be like,more specifically,mine.For each victim there will be a different story however threads of similarity run through each one.It starts out...
View ArticleI am a victor,not a victim
The last few posts concerned how I ended up in a domestic violence situation,what some of the signs are and what it's like to live through it.This time I want to give the end of the story or as it is...
View ArticleSkidmark Cards
A lady on one of my message boards has a brother-in-law who makes these cards.It's in tribute to her daughter,who committed suicide last year and 100% of the proceeds go to fund domestic violence...
View ArticleThoughts of my brother
Some may know my brother Walt has been very sick and fighting a battle with heart disease.He was diagnosed many years ago, maybe 20, with cardiomyopathy. This is the same thing my Mother contracted and...
View Articlefeeling disconnected
I received an e-mail from my sister this morning and after reading it,I just feel disconnected somehow.Here is the e-mail which describes my brother's condition at present.HI Marge,Just got time for a...
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