I asked Willowgreento pick a year for this post.She picked 92. I was twenty two.Head messed up over collegeand three different men. Friend getting married.Mark wasn't talking to me.Boyfriend wouldn't change. I'd graduated.I reached my goal, the degree,and I was back home. I planned all my lifeto get that degree; neverplanning for after. I felt [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2008’
House, Hillary and an Honesty Oxymoron
You all know how the song goes: honesty is such a lonely word. Yep, and everyone is so untrue. Or to take us into the current century and an entirely different pop culture icon: Everyone lies. Tell me that you never lie, and like House, I'll tell you you're lying. Yet, if you're anything like [...]
Tell Me All Your Thoughts on God
After a recent trip to the grocery store with my husband, my daughter arrived home with a new book: Where's God when I'm Scared. Mark wanted to treat her for helping him with the shopping, and books are always a good thing, right? He let her pick this book, which she judged by its colorful [...]
I Am SO Done with Winter!
Another night of little sleep up with a feverish, restless child. I am so tired of viruses. So, what's the word? Is cold and flu season going to be over any time soon or do I have to go find that groundhog and give it a little persuading?
Haiku
Rainy, grey Friday.I'm feeling uninspired.What to write about? Maybe I'll listenand write tomorrow instead,leave today to rain. I feel like Seinfeldand his show about nothing:Blog about nothing! Well, damn that Seinfeld!Now I want my nothing poststo be funnier.
Read Meme
Shawn at Letters to my Daughters tagged me with two memes simultaneously: one on reading and one on writing. I don't have time to do both tonight, so I'm going to do the easier of the two. The rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages)2. Open the book to page [...]
One Step Forward for Hygiene, One Step Back for Finances
I have a weakness -- a big weakness -- for fancy soaps. My dermatologist has recommended that, given the amount of housework I do, my propensity for handwashing and the resulting state of my hands, I should use only the gentlest, fragrance free soaps. (Did you know that one can come down with a condition [...]
Control Your Child
Years ago, back when we had one child, an extended cable package and time together after said child was asleep, Mark and I used to watch Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, a makeover show starring five gay men who have clearly never spent any time with children. The Fab Five once made over the [...]
Goldfish Update
Well, dumping a bottle of Elmer's glue into a fish tank isn't an experiment I would have tried myself, but I did learn a few things from having the kids do it: Elmer's glue really is non-toxic. Goldfish can swim through gummy water for several days and survive. It's really hard to entirely empty a [...]
Thanks for Being Here in January
As you can see, I'm a little late with my thanks this month. After fighting various winter illnesses, I wanted to actually have a chance to do some writing before dealing with administrative duties. But I do want to take this time to thank those of you who stopped by to visit and took the [...]
