tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1405131 2008-09-24T18:25:28-04:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56094572 2008-09-24T18:25:28-04:00 2008-09-24T18:25:28-04:00 musingwoman At 7:22 this morning Ex passed away. The children and I were able to visit with him before he died. To hold his hand. To look into his eyes. To tell him we loved him. Evergreen ~by HYDE I lie...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55734370 2008-09-17T02:59:26-04:00 2008-09-17T02:59:26-04:00 musingwoman Ex has taken a turn for the worse. His lungs filled with fluid, which caused an irratic heartbeat and other life-threatening problems. They've drained the fluid and that has helped, but it's only temporary. We are making plans to see...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53255284 2008-07-25T19:02:00-04:00 2009-04-20T20:43:55-04:00 musingwoman We met at a youth conference on a sunny afternoon. My friend and I were walking up a concrete ramp to the auditorium and he was walking down it. Or more like bouncing down it. He was energy embodied. Trim,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-52702572 2008-07-14T21:42:07-04:00 2009-04-20T20:45:09-04:00 musingwoman 8th grade. While those around her celebrated new curves, she was ashamed of every protruding bone. She never wore shorts, even on the hottest days, and she usually wore long sleeves to cover her toothpick arms. But, that day she...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-51642298 2008-06-20T12:04:00-04:00 2008-06-20T12:04:00-04:00 musingwoman When you walk into a room full of strangers do you think: A) Most will like you B) Most will dislike you C) Some will like you, some will not D) You don’t give a pig’s patootie if anyone likes...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-51448622 2008-06-17T06:58:55-04:00 2009-04-20T20:47:12-04:00 musingwoman According to Drummer, who read a book about it, my love language is "words of affirmation." Apparently without them I become a deflated, depressed, insecure mess. Come to find out, Ex's love language seems split between "gift giving" and "acts...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-50514108 2008-06-08T21:41:15-04:00 2008-06-08T21:41:15-04:00 musingwoman After weeks of grueling radiation treatments, the tumor that was pressing on Ex's esophagus has been reduced in size. We're glad for that. They also targeted his ribs to try and lesson the pain from the cancer there. He's still...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-51054350 2008-06-08T21:39:28-04:00 2008-06-08T21:39:28-04:00 musingwoman Pavarotti's Last Performance of "Nessun Dorma," Torino 2006 "Some singing voices vibrate the sternum and the long bones of the listeners. The musicians in our family, call this 'ruffling the marrow.' Once done, ever after, the listener carries a bone-deep...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-50535192 2008-05-28T22:14:46-04:00 2009-06-16T23:19:32-04:00 musingwoman Mommy’s Martini asked readers to share their prom stories. Here's mine: A guy at my church liked me. I liked him. We sat next to each other during sermons, paying more attention to how many times our thighs touched than...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-50418474 2008-05-27T06:32:22-04:00 2009-10-18T13:21:48-04:00 musingwoman Amalah recently posted about the financial fears stay-at-home moms have. She asks: "What if he left me? What would I do? I mean, screw the heartbreak and all that shit, what would I do? How would I pay bills, rent,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-50051734 2008-05-18T18:44:26-04:00 2009-04-20T20:52:44-04:00 musingwoman THE SCENE: This afternoon. Ikuni and I are at the gas station. The attendant asks me a number of questions and he frequently calls me, "Sweetie" and "Honey." The following ensues after pulling out of the station. Me: How come...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49880446 2008-05-15T06:07:45-04:00 2008-05-15T06:07:45-04:00 musingwoman Today is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights day. For my contribution I'm posting a song by the band, Garbage. It's for those in our world who deserve not only compassion, but also the ability to get help regardless of what's...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49760968 2008-05-12T19:13:34-04:00 2009-01-31T14:02:48-05:00 musingwoman Exhibit A. For Mother's Day Ikuni takes me to a Japanese restaurant for lunch. We pull into the parking lot. The sign blinks "open" but there isn't another vehicle within a block of the building. I freak. "What if we're...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49687062 2008-05-10T22:10:06-04:00 2009-04-20T20:56:13-04:00 musingwoman I've been pregnant and given birth four times. Three were fullterm, one a month premature. I thought for Mother's Day I'd reminisce a bit about my experiences. Wordsmith - Fairly easy pregnancy. Just enough nausea to feel pampering was justified,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49038322 2008-04-25T20:12:18-04:00 2009-10-18T13:24:04-04:00 musingwoman I'm having a love affair with Acid Black Cherry, and one of the songs I've had on repeat has been Spell Magic. The music is kind of like Rush meets Rob Zombie. And Yasu's voice. He's one of the few...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]