A wedding anniversary isn't just a celebration of the day we got married, although that event is one to be celebrated, as joyous, remarkable, and packed with expectations as it was. No, I see our anniversaries as occasions to celebrate the entire length of our marriage. Now … [Read more...]
Sh*t I Say: “That’s One…”
Today is the twentieth day of the April A to Z Challenge. During this month I will be writing blog posts every day (with breaks on Sundays) about the topic "Sh*t I Say" starting with each consecutive letter of the alphabet. This is one crazy project, y'all. That's one. That's … [Read more...]
Too Shy
There is this weird thing now - my children, who have historically been TOTAL hams, are suddenly camera shy. That is, of course, unless they have control of the camera and/or are interested in making ridiculous faces at it. Gone are the sweet smiles I can get out of them … [Read more...]
Unfinished
This puzzle is on the dining room table at Lisa's house. I snapped a photo of it on Friday. It's so cruel that she didn't even get to finish her effing puzzle. After spending a few days calling people and going through Lisa's records, I came down with a nasty viral infection … [Read more...]
Sad Pumpkin
When he became a father, Stewart's inner artist emerged. He drew elaborate space-scapes in chalk on the patio for Kyle, created beautiful vistas with crayon and paper, and, every Halloween, carved the most intricately scary or goofy jack-o-lanterns out of the most ordinary … [Read more...]