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current
I may ramble here, as the bits and pieces in my head are not always logical, do not tumble out in order. They are usually connected, but sometimes only by a wispy thread. Sometimes I go to grab them, but they swim out of focus, or I grab something meant for another bit and can’t…
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resolve
Seriously. Now that we’ve survived the Holidaze and things are pretty much packed away until next year, I can catch my breath a bit. And consider 2013. This isn’t the first time it’s occurred to me that there is entirely too much screen usage in this house. Especially by certain junior members of the household.…
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countdown to christmas
It’s December 21. As always around this date, a wee panic sets in. A little bit of a Groundhog Day feeling – haven’t I been here before? Maybe 365 days ago? Doing and saying exactly the same thing? I am sure it is the same for lots of people – there are just certain things/traditions…
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revelation
Truth be told, there has been an obscene amount of struggle in our house in recent months. I chalked it up to hormones, mostly in a certain 14 year old girl child. The tiniest little thing can spin into an argument about god knows what. Of course, these problems had nothing to do with ME. …
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back at it
Today is my first day back at work after 9 days off. It occurred to me about a month ago that if I took my last 3 vacation days the week of Thanksgiving, I’d get 9 days off in a row – something that hasn’t happened since 1992. Seemed like a no-brainer. I don’t know…
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creep
Those who know me well would never say I am a tidy person, much to the consternation of The Geek, whose mother is the Queen of All Things Clean and Tidy. I can remember as a kid doing a big clean of my bedroom once or twice a year. It would stay that way maybe…
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battle royale
It is 8 am and I need a drink. Preferably grapefruit juice. With vodka. I have often wished that children came with instructions. Some sort of how-manuals. But never more so than once my kids got into middle school and now high school. Specifically, instructions for how to handle learning and school performance. How to…
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walk on
I am what can now officially be called “middle-aged”, at a point in my life when certain things are becoming more and more true. Everything goes by so fast now, like I can feel time running out. It’s become easier to let go and harder to hold on. It’s been my experience that you can…
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calf deep in it
The Girl Child is 14 and a high school freshman. This is uncharted territory, people. Well, the last 14 years have been, really. Every day leads us somewhere new. I say we’re calf deep in it, because it won’t be knee deep until actual boyfriends and teenage driving are involved. *shudder* It’s a different world…
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bad head
I know some people who have never had headaches or have them so rarely they are mystified when they occur. I am not one of those people. The first time I had a bad headache, which I now know was a migraine, was in my mid-twenties on my way to a 3 day knitting retreat.…
foible and folly
a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece
foible and folly 