Blogged while eating Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. Orange Polo Shirt was located less than 10 minutes after I published that last post. I found it buried under a pile of clothing on top of the suitcase he’d taken to Nashville. Okay, I lifted exactly 4 articles of clothing – most … Continue reading Inclement Weather, 49 hours later
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Due to Today’s Forecast For Inclement Weather…
The only Snow I want to see. It’s 10:27 a.m. and they’re calling for another Nor-easter. This one promises anywhere from three to 900 inches of snow, and should end sometime around next week. Or Thursday. I’m taking pics of my deck and maybe I’ll try to do a time lapse thing for shits and … Continue reading Due to Today’s Forecast For Inclement Weather…
That Stench Is My Foul Mood
While You Were Away
Dear Mom: It may not be as exciting as shaking scorpions out of your suitcase, or having howler monkeys next to your patio, or being laid over for 12 hours in a biker bar, but you missed some good times back here in the Northeast. I know the news about threats of school violence worried … Continue reading While You Were Away
Of Bullies
Warning: Far-stretching, rambling rant ahead, and real life bullies exposed. Veruca got a cell phone in 5th grade, in order to attend a birthday party. If it weren’t for diabetes, she still wouldn’t have one. It was an enormous leap of faith and I made sure she knew it. Two years later she still doesn’t … Continue reading Of Bullies
The Island of F*cked Up Dreams
I'd rather be here. Copyright by proxy, The Tara Chronicles, 2018 Now that Todd is home from an enviable 4-day business trip to Nashville in an amazing hotel, I am sleeping like a log again. It was the longest we’ve been apart in over seven years. Technically we didn’t lay eyes on each other for … Continue reading The Island of F*cked Up Dreams
My Left Foot, His Left Ear, & Other Things
Every morning I drive my two up to the bus stop, and every morning they find something stupid to piss each other off with. Usually it’s Opac pushing V’s buttons at 6:57 a.m. and she – being an already moody child who is also in the ugly grip of adolescence – gets instantly pissy with … Continue reading My Left Foot, His Left Ear, & Other Things
Where I’ve Been – Early February Edition
Blogged while stuck at home with the HVAC guy. I could’ve been working today…. We had a weather event on Sunday that bled into Monday morning, and schools did not have a delay… but they should have. But we’ll get to that in a minute because THE EAGLES WON THE SUPERBOWL. It was quite a … Continue reading Where I’ve Been – Early February Edition
The Delicate Balance
I never think about how the dynamic of our household is laid out. How it affects the alkalinity and salinity and compatibility of all its elements like a saltwater fish tank. The kids come and go from their dad’s house, which changes the dynamic, but it’s not unmanageable for me. At least not anymore. It … Continue reading The Delicate Balance
Of Blogging, and First Dates
I wasn’t going to write today. I don’t typically write every day. I had a few thoughts rolling around my brain of what I wanted to write about next; they’re an eclectic and somewhat schizophrenic collection of ideas that have little to do with one another. Todd and I worked on one of them together, … Continue reading Of Blogging, and First Dates
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