WANTED: This Stuffed Animal Off white fur, black and white oval eyes, short arms and legs, long tail, 10.5 inches tall. Often mistaken for misshapen dachshund, elephant, prairie dog. Goes by the name “Wee Hairy Beastie”; also answers to “WHB” and “Beastie.” Resides in suburban neighborhood with almost-6-month-old who cannot sleep without clutching its stubby … More WANTED
I’ve been composing this post in my head for, well, since you turned 5 months old almost 3 weeks ago. Work was too busy for blogging, and all of my spare time at home has been devoted to getting you to nap (Jesus, are you ever going to sleep during the day for longer than … More A la mia cara Mia: 5 months
It’s that day. The last day. I don’t have to go back, ever, never, not once. I have never been so happy to see a school year end. And I have never been so tired. In. My. Life.
After a really horrible Sunday–maybe the worst day I’ve had since Mia was born–I am starting to feel like myself again. Seriously, Sunday? Have you ever felt invisible and then had your invisibility confirmed? I went out thinking being in public would energize me, and because we were out of diapers, and while I was in the … More Invisible, inconceivable, invincible
-I thought losing a grandparent as an adult would be different from losing a grandparent as a child. I was 15 when my mother’s father died. I thought Nanny’s death would be easier somehow. But in the final analysis, adulthood is meaningless where this particular loss is concerned. The death of a grandparent reduces you to childhood regardless of … More Notes on a funeral
I am already flinching at my own anticipated disorganization of thoughts to follow in this post, but when there is too much to say and not enough time to say it, disorganization is to be expected. To soothe my type A anxiety I will use bullets, which will perhaps lend the appearance of organization. Humor … More Countless
I don’t think I can express in words how happy it makes me that we are down to 10. Ten days. A mere two work weeks. If this were a video blog I would share with you an interpretive dance that conveys my true feelings about this milestone. But it is not a video blog, … More Ten
My hot water heater has moved on. You might say it has shrugged off its mortal heating coil. Its replacement is going to cost me three bucks shy of a thousand dollars. I am not happy. I will be even less happy in the morning when I am taking a cold shower because of course … More In hot water
Just put yourself ahead in time, HD, pretend that it’s next month already, and imagine that the past 4 or so weeks just totally rocked. Every hope you now possess for the coming weeks has manifested. Every challenge was breezed through. Every cool person stayed cool, every trickster became an ally, there were happy surprises … More Baker’s dozen
I should really be putting the finishing touches on a poetry test and making sure I know what the hell I’m teaching in less than an hour, but I promised a report on Friday’s “good thing,” and besides, I’d rather talk to the internet than work anyway. On Friday after dinner I filled up the bathtub, … More T-minus 14
one small corner of the universe 