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Dark Shadows Marathon

Posted in Dark Shadows, Johnny Depp, Life, My Life, New Moon, Personal, Twilight, Vampire Romance, Vampires, Wolf Lake, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »

When I was growing up there were TV shows and movies that we were not allowed to watch.  I always wanted to see The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman when it came to TV (very edited) but my mother wouldn’t let us see it.  When I became an adult, the ‘forbidden fruit’ of watching R rated movies [...]

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They came..they saw…they ate lots of pizza!

Posted in Baking, Birthdays, Children, Family, Food, Kids, Life, Motherhood, My Life, Personal, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Sam is officially 12. 
I know, I can’t believe it either.  Pete is a bit annoyed that Sam is taller than Pete was at the same age. 
Adapt – I told him. 
There were 12 birthday “partiers” at my house this weekend.  Eleven 12 year old boys and one petite and polite 8 year old girl, dressed in, what else?  [...]

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One less chair at the conference table…

Posted in Co-Workers, Life, Musings, NPD, Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Narcissists, Personal, Psychology, Relationships, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

 
 
There was an extra chair at the conference table today. 
Empty. 
No Narcissist in sight
No reason given for the absence. 
I’m filled with gratitude.

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Across the Conference table

Posted in Co-Workers, Life, Musings, My Life, NPD, Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Narcissists, Personal, Psychology, Relationships, Thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I have to attend a meeting this week. 
In and of itself, that’s not a bad thing. 
Hot coffee, a comfortable chair, maybe some chocolates scattered on the conference table for sampling…..
Sitting in the same room as the Narcissist….?  Not so much. 
I have been NC (No Contact) for so long now, I have lost count of how [...]

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FAQ: Missing Pretend Guy…

Posted in Alexandra Nouri, Co-Workers, Emotional Abuse & Recovery, Life, Missing Pretend Guy, Missing The Narcissist, NPD, Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Narcissists, Personal, Psychology, Relationships, The Narcissist, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »

This afternoon, a friend brought me the mail from my box. 
There were a couple of  memos, lots of junk mail, magazines, catalogs,
….the usual things. 
At the bottom of the stack was an envelope addressed to the N. 
Now if my life were a movie, this would be the moment in the film where the orchestra music would swell with a [...]

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“Mom when are you making that chicken again?”

Posted in Chicken, Cooking, Daily Life, Family, Food, Knott's Berry Farm Jam, Life, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 
I’ve been making this recipe for abut 15 years.  It is one of those where if the guys know what’s in it, there is a chorus of “I’m not eating THAT!”  But serve it up, tell them taste it and before you know it, the pan or crock pot has been licked clean.  Not really, [...]

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