Tag: relationships
member name: anna g. vanwinkle
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May 19, 2008 04:31 PM EDT --
On October 15th of 2006, my mother stood up in the living room of her home, walked three feet and collapsed - suffering a severe GI Bleed.
Despite her insisting to me she did not require an ambulance . . .
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May 18, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
I don't know why he responds the way he does.
He knows I'm not after him.
I don't want him.
I don't need him.
If I did need him, I'd call. He'd come. It might take some coaxing, . . .
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June 17, 2006 06:18 PM EDT --
We are digging ourselves out this time. We've been on a two year financial plan. The plan is genius and simply called: Live Without It.
Unfortunately for us, our junk makes us feel good and . . .
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March 04, 2006 12:01 AM EST --
Dear God.
Yes, Its me. Yeah, yeah I know - I'm not a team player but I was born with an affliction to being yelled at by sweaty men in pulpits as well as peeling the backs of my . . .
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April 02, 2006 07:00 AM EDT --
The woman who walks out our front door in the morning and the person who crawls out of my bed? don't even look related. The woman who crawls out of my bed in the mornings . . .
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March 03, 2006 10:12 AM EST --
A moment from the job.
Wednesday at 4:30 PM is a day I will never foget.
First a little background on my views of farting. OH quit smiling. YOU FART TOO. According to the experts we all . . .
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June 16, 2006 01:52 PM EDT --
My dad is the original Mr. Fix It. He's known world wide for his staunch snobbery of duct tape and those who use duct tape in the process of fixin' anything.
He's from . . .
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August 02, 2007 01:03 PM EDT --
I wrote an article this morning on what it's like to get dumped by your cat. It niggled my mind back to way back when. Here goes.
20 Things On Getting Dumped
1. It hurts.
2. Even when you . . .
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March 30, 2006 10:15 PM EST --
Spring Break 2005 I drove my son to the airport to catch a plane to go visit his dad. We arrived as usual an hour and ten minutes before takeoff. We live in a small town - the two hour rule never applies. . . .
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May 11, 2006 02:26 AM EDT --
It was a dark and rainy night once upon a time. (Hey, it really was - I'm NOT kidding!)
He was cute. Intense. Somebody nominated us to sing karoake together.Summer Love. Grease. Something . . .
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May 11, 2006 06:10 PM EDT --
"Get your pens and paper ready; List three things you love about yourself you have 30 seconds."
(This was the lead out question at a conference I attended last week)
While the "100 . . .
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April 13, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
My mother called yesterday. My niece is getting married.
"Hey, sweetheart. I have something to ask you. I pulled my jewelry out of the safe deposit box. Do you mind if I give Jennie . . .
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April 24, 2006 10:40 PM EDT --
I have a friend. Her name is Lora. Lora supports my habit. Enables me. Feeds my addiction. She's my contact on the inside. She's connected. She knows which strings to pull and when. She walks . . .
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March 09, 2006 11:40 AM EST --
OK - so we know the game here at gather is to connect.
On more than one occasion I've been stumped when it comes to categorizing friends and colleagues. Especially when no matter which . . .
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June 21, 2006 07:54 AM EDT --
The movers arrived yesterday. We'd done a lot of pre-packing & throwing out so their job is pretty easy.
To get ready for the move I made signs to hang everywhere. I am an organizational . . .
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December 19, 2006 12:06 AM EST --
dear husband,
somewhere between the deployments and being situationally single, I've become a selfish sleeper.
While the dog and the cats snore, your snoring is something somewhat shall we say on . . .
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March 24, 2006 01:10 PM EST --
This article started out as being hungry and wishing for the tables full of food we used to have at get togethers at my grandpas place up in the country. I digressed. This isn't how the article . . .
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March 24, 2006 02:24 PM EST --
Sad News
With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the
moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person,
which almost went unnoticed . . .
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April 10, 2006 10:51 AM EDT --
Rescue-Itis: Southern Tradition steeped in legend, lore, commonly found in families where one or more adult members has the knack for dragging home the wounded, orphaned or given away animal kingdom unfortunates; . . .
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May 18, 2006 11:48 AM EDT --
"You did it again?"
"I felt like purple."
"But what about three months ago when you felt like green?"
"It was winter then."
"And what about six months ago . . .
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