Spoon of Sugar (23)

……. picking up from “Turning Red (22)” in the posts on My Journey Here My dad came home from work late that night. Karen was already in bed and I hoped she was sleeping.… Read More →

Turning Red (22)

….. picking up from “Fruitstriped Gum (21)”  from my posts on My Journey Here Receiving a letter from my mom changed the entire tone of the house. I could sense that something had… Read More →

Fruitstriped Gum (21)

…..picking up from Conflicted (20) from my posts on My Journey Here I received a letter from my mom that came from the women’ s shelter. I was excited because a letter meant that… Read More →

Conflicted (20)

…. picking up from What Kids? (19) in my posts from My Journey Here Things started to change rather quickly after that. My dad helped to get my mom into a battered women’s shelter… Read More →

What Kids? (19)

……..  picking up from Connecting the Dots (18) in the posts of My Journey Here I sat in my room angry until I finally heard my dad come home. I didn’t rush out to… Read More →

Connecting the Dots (18)

….. picking up from Under My Bed (17) in the posts on My Journey Here I layed in bed wondering what was happening. Who was in the hospital? Who had called? Why were they… Read More →

Under My Bed (17)

…. picking up from Sheer Curtains (16)  The remainder of the school year flew by at record speeds. As the year went on my personality grew. I was withdrawn and quiet at home… Read More →

Deflated

I feel ……….. defeated. Maybe defeated isn’t the word I’m looking for. Honestly, I don’t think it is but “defeated” could describe some of what I’m feeling. Overwhelmed. Not really, but totally all… Read More →

11 becomes 12

Whoopie Cushion

One more post before I get to my nominees….. I wanted to share what 13′s Hematology clinic did for their patients just before Halloween. 13 arrived at her last infusion (the Thursday before… Read More →