So Saturday was my paternal grandmother’s 85th birthday, and my Aunt Mary invited the whole family to her lake house in upstate South Carolina to celebrate. (It’s gorgeous there, by the way, and lakefront living rocks, man. I’m now shopping for lakefront property.) I hauled my butt out of bed early Saturday and drove four … More The lavender menace
Everything I could possibly think of to say here (celebrate, party, yada yada) has been overshadowed by what just happened to me on the nightly sniff n’ poo walk with Suzanna. I was standing on the edge of the field waiting for her to do what she does, minding my own business, staring at the … More Birthdaypalooza, Day 4
You might have inferred from the end of yesterday’s post that today would not be much of a celebratory day given my three hour grad class at the end of an already long work day, and never was a truer inference rendered. I’ll be brief: Class is supposed to end at 8:20. We finally dismissed … More Birthdaypalooza, Day 2
You know in those old Bible movies like “The Ten Commandments” when something spectacular happens and the skies open up and light blinds everyone on the ground and angels are singing, not an actual song but more like background music–one long sustained note that could melt butter? It happened to me today. I stopped at … More My regards to Moses and Charlton Heston
My dog Suzanna is afraid of thunderstorms. (It seems random, I know, but all will become clear shortly.) Last fall when Harry the Beagle came to live with me he destroyed a small patch of grass in my side yard*. At the end of May I purchased a large bag of Kentucky Blue grass seed … More Mousie, mousie
In a post last May I explained that May and December are the most stressful times of the school year for teachers. I failed to mention that August is the busiest month. It’s the kind of busy that makes you forget to eat, the kind of busy that makes you have lots of random thoughts … More In a post last May I explained that May and Decemb…
I had plans to shop with a friend yesterday afternoon, but she had to cancel and it was cloudy in that might-rain-any-second sort of way, so I went to a movie I’ve been dying to see: “Must Love Dogs.” It was wonderful–great cast, cute story, happy ending. I ate popcorn. I laughed, I cried. I … More The miracle that is Spray-N-Wash. Or peanut butter. Or maybe ice. Of course, it could have just been the laundry detergent.
Item 1: I have been having strange dreams. REALLY strange dreams. You know the kind: when you wake up in that “WTF?” state, and there’s still a little crazy on your face, and you want to tell someone–anyone–what just transpired in the dark abyss of your skull, but you have too much on your to-do … More Minutia
Disclaimer: I am fully aware that an insemination yesterday couldn’t possibly lead to pregnancy symptoms today. The following is completely normal behavior. I actually attempted to fix myself a “real” breakfast today. Somehow the Zone bar doesn’t last as long when I’m sitting around reading blogs and watching “Friends” reruns in my yoga pants and … More Sunday morning coming down
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