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May. 17th, 2018 05:44 amI swear I'll stop disappearing from here some day. The sad thing is, I really do need this kind of journal more than I have before. I self-censor so much everywhere else now that I just need one place I can put my thoughts and let them be - or watch them fight it out.
But somehow I'll make it a few days and then I can't seem to come back. I think it's because DW is not LJ and never will be and I really miss LJ. I miss Google Reader. I miss having all of my peeps in one spot, talking at length about their lives. Not just the shiny bits, like on FB, and not just trying to be clever all the time, like on Twitter. It looks like there are ways to use the DW reader as a RSS feed, but every time I try to add something it doesn't work.
I should try again, though. It is worth keeping up with you all.
We got out of town for Mothers' Day, which was great. Lansing is growing on me, just a little, and broader Michigan ain't that bad once the leaves return. We went to the lakeshore (I will never call it a beach, sorry) and it was actually quite pleasant. We originally headed to Holland for their tulip festival, but there was just too many people to shove through with a napless baby. Quieter parks with room for her to walk/run are preferable.
Mom and dad came with us. They drove all the way from MD to visit us for a few days, which would be nice if it wasn't for dad's new, very expensive, giant-ass truck. He loves that it only gets 18mpg and I just... that man. I will never understand him. x.x
But it was still nice to see them - well, Lady Jr to see them. My worries that they'd treat her any differently/less than their other granddaughter have proven unfounded, for which I'm grateful.
I don't know where we're going to move when we have to in a year (or two?), but I would like to be closer. I still remember how I wanted to get as far away as possible from my family when I was younger, moved all the way to WA from FL, and now I'm like "same state would be fine." LOL. How things change.
But somehow I'll make it a few days and then I can't seem to come back. I think it's because DW is not LJ and never will be and I really miss LJ. I miss Google Reader. I miss having all of my peeps in one spot, talking at length about their lives. Not just the shiny bits, like on FB, and not just trying to be clever all the time, like on Twitter. It looks like there are ways to use the DW reader as a RSS feed, but every time I try to add something it doesn't work.
I should try again, though. It is worth keeping up with you all.
We got out of town for Mothers' Day, which was great. Lansing is growing on me, just a little, and broader Michigan ain't that bad once the leaves return. We went to the lakeshore (I will never call it a beach, sorry) and it was actually quite pleasant. We originally headed to Holland for their tulip festival, but there was just too many people to shove through with a napless baby. Quieter parks with room for her to walk/run are preferable.
Mom and dad came with us. They drove all the way from MD to visit us for a few days, which would be nice if it wasn't for dad's new, very expensive, giant-ass truck. He loves that it only gets 18mpg and I just... that man. I will never understand him. x.x
But it was still nice to see them - well, Lady Jr to see them. My worries that they'd treat her any differently/less than their other granddaughter have proven unfounded, for which I'm grateful.
I don't know where we're going to move when we have to in a year (or two?), but I would like to be closer. I still remember how I wanted to get as far away as possible from my family when I was younger, moved all the way to WA from FL, and now I'm like "same state would be fine." LOL. How things change.
