Someday you are going to die. What if that day comes sooner than you expect? What if it happens tomorrow? Here are the slacker mom's steps to "getting your affairs in order." 1. Realize you need it It doesn't matter if you don't think you have an "estate." You need life … [Read more...]
My Big Fat Farsi Funeral – Part 2
A few years ago I wrote about my dear friend Jinous, the first woman who was ever allowed to wax my bikini line and then feed me figs, and how she died of lung cancer in 2008. I called that post My Big Fat Farsi Funeral - Part 1. But I never got around to writing any more … [Read more...]
I Can Feel It Coming
It started with a tickle, and then it became a sniffle, and then it became a stuffiness in my face. I did what I always do: I stomped on it with a tablet of Airborne, fizzled into cold water and guzzled down before I walked Kyle to school. It stayed away most of … [Read more...]
Play Like a Champion Today
I have a copy of the program for Lisa's funeral tacked to the bulletin board in our kitchen/dining area. A version of this photo is on the cover: I touch it every time I walk by, much like the Irish football players jump up and touch the "Play Like a Champion Today" sign on … [Read more...]
Church, Revisited
We left off back in, oh, 2008 or so, when Brady was old enough to walk but too young to stay in the church's nursery during mass, and too young to sit still if he sat with us. We gave up, even though we never got nasty looks from anyone about our loud kid. He was just too much … [Read more...]