Monthly Archives: December 2013

You Lie

Posted on December 30, 2013 by LivingWithLou

I spent the holidays last year helping my husband figure out his new battle with “the whore”. We hired a lawyer and started learning about restraining orders. My history of being the “google queen” was paying off and I was … Continue reading →

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Talking In Your Sleep

Posted on December 27, 2013 by LivingWithLou

I have had problems sleeping the last year, serious problems. I can go to sleep fine usually, but every morning I’d wake up at two or three o’clock in the morning and my demons would be there waiting on me. … Continue reading →

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Marry Me

Posted on December 26, 2013 by LivingWithLou

     My niece got engaged yesterday, and I am so happy for her, really I am. Last year I would have been too bitter…too jaded to be happy for her. I would have thought “Don’t do it…marriage is hard, … Continue reading →

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We’re A Happy Family

Posted on December 24, 2013 by LivingWithLou

Yesterday I was making candy and thinking about how different this year is than the previous… Last year I walked around in a fog, and I don’t remember much. I remember being really, really fake, and I hate being fake. … Continue reading →

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All I Want For Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2013 by LivingWithLou

Today Laney told my husband ” Alls I’s want for Christmas is for you’s to never go back to work, and to stay home with me…” A year ago we thought my husband would have to go back to work … Continue reading →

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I Get A Little Bit Stronger

Posted on December 22, 2013 by LivingWithLou

I had been taught  hard lessons the first 6 weeks after Dday (discovery day), and my husband was getting ready to learn them too. One was there are truly evil people in the world…people who are so self-centered, so eager … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Home For Christmas…

Posted on December 21, 2013 by LivingWithLou

My husband was stuck in up north for a week last year. He was waiting on his boss, her “cries of wolf” which had changed back and forth, needed to be sorted out. He was unable to get a flight … Continue reading →

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I’ll pray for you

Posted on December 21, 2013 by LivingWithLou

I have a bunch of things to say. I’m going to be the bigger person, bite my tongue and move on. I don’t have time for drama in my life, and I won’t let people bring me down to their … Continue reading →

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Okay one more rant and then I will get back to “the story”. This is MY blog, I get to write what I want as long as it’s my truth. It is all my truth you know, my view into … Continue reading →

Posted on December 19, 2013 by LivingWithLou | Leave a comment

My Favorite Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Posted on December 18, 2013 by LivingWithLou

          I was given this recipe when I was 15, and have loved it ever since. I made it so much you can’t read the recipe anymore, it is a stained piece of paper, and yet it … Continue reading →

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