Quote of the Day:
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. – Laura Ingalls Wilder
Since
I elicited positive comments about Little House with my last post, I
now feel this is a safe environment for my coming out. Yes, I am
a Little House junkie. 
Little
House is one of the few things Toshi and I actually have in
common. We own all the seasons on DVD, except for the final
season which comes out in October. When each season came out, we
tried to pace ourselves to make the shows last until the next release
date, but we’ve never made it yet.
something about that show … just hearing the music brings
comfort. During the time the show was popular, my mom was raising
me by herself and struggling with depression and epilepsy.
Because of the epilepsy, she was unable to drive so she had to take a
number of buses just to get me to school and herself to work. As
young as three I had to know how to call the operator and get help if
my mom had a seizure. I remember one particular occasion when the
fire department had to knock down our door because I was too small to
unlock it. After calling the operator, I had to call someone to
come pick me up from a list my mom had made for me. As you could
probably guess, all of this led to a lot of insecurity and worry, not
to mention a heavy feeling of responsibility. When that Little
House music came on, it signaled the beginning of an hour of escape
into an idyllic world. It’s funny how almost 30 years
later it still has the same effect on me.
Of
course I loved the books too. I read the whole series every
summer growing up. I also read The Chronicles of Narnia and the
Anne of Green Gables series every summer as well. (Hence my
desire to pick up and move to Prince Edward Island. My friend has
just agreed to go with me to be my Diana Bar
ry. 
)
The characters in all of these stories were my dear friends, and I
immediately missed them once a book was finished. These days I
still go back to visit, and I bring along my students to introduce them
to all these wonderful friends who have always been there for me.
Poisoned by Fairy Tales 
oh god read them all as an adult
loved them all and yeh my favorite was the cold winter one is that the title the long long winter need to look it up
god i loved that ….it would be so damn cold in my house and not enough heat so i would read those stories telling myself if they could do it so could i…oh love that one so much….and anne stories are just such a girl thing to read at night and don’t i wish we had a dance card and wore those dresses just once to wear those dresses…with puffed sleeves..lol oh as for the eye candy at my site…well there is no eye candy in my life so i figure that is okay if i have some there …i have been so long lack of it that i am laughing as to how much i could put in one page at one night…llol still not enough…lol and thans for info on ipod and yeh jacky still has the nicest smile and my favorite is seeing his nice butt like in accidental spy voila so cute is he….and so fit still going strong though i am glad he is not doing the stunt so strong any more..he was paralyzed shortly on a plane one time …he needs to slow down..been hit too many times in the lower back area and could become paralyzed if hit too many times in wrong area…i will be happy just to see him act and be with out all the action actually…. ahh yeh it is true…we all get older yet he is still nice to see…lol
you lucky girl you got to go to PEI island..ahhhh and yes the chonicles of narnia are fabulous and pbs in bbc america did the best adaptation of the series on tv…love that program mini series and the books…and true i use to know a diana too and we would laugh over who gilbert was…i thought i had one once but alas he turned out to be not such a gilbert as much as a villain in narnia….lol oh well sometimes life is so decieving…books are nice though to read …
Ah, it is 12:50 a.m eastern time. Amazingly I am still up, have a few things on my mind which you will probably read in my site later. I guess we all have to endure life’s event to make us grow stronger as a person. Sorry Kelly, but I have never watch “Little House.” Sounded like it was 70s show? I was still in Vietnam learning what is life then.
Well, you take care of yourself and your family problem. I have both problems just like you are, but mine is a little more manageable .
Out of what you’ve written about, I really only read Anne of Green Gables. I’ve got to say that I was a fortunate child and I never had to really cope with anything. Life was good to me as a child. Unfortunately, my problems are now, but I’m okay with it. I handle it with school.One thing I did really love to read when I was little was the Boxcar Children series… oh how I loved the Boxcar Children. And the Sleepover Friends and the Babysitter’s Club. Oh yeah, and Nancy Drew. Oh, what I loved to read…