summer recap
I just realized I haven’t blogged anything since Lucy’s birthday, which was nearly 3 months ago. So! Recap time! First, Lucy graduated from her pre-k program, and yes ok, it’s stupid to do the whole...
View Articlein case you haven’t had nightmares lately
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this at some point, but my mom is one of 7 kids, so I have aunts, uncles, and cousins all over the place. And my grandfather was one of 16 kids, so I literally have cousins I...
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Today is my mom’s 70th birthday, one of those big milestone ages. Last night, I cooked dinner and we had birthday brownies afterward. My relationship with my parents is complicated, but for the most...
View Articleso long, 2016
There’s a little Q&A thing I usually do at the end of each year, a sort of year in review thing. What did you do this year that you’ve never done before, what were your biggest...
View Articlefive years
Here’s a story that I should probably be embarrassed to share, but since it has a happy ending, eh, here goes. Five years ago, I was separated and in the process of getting a divorce. Thanks to North...
View ArticleNew Year’s Meme for 2017
The end of 2016 was so depressing and bleak that I didn’t bother to do one of these recap posts, but so much has happened lately that I haven’t blogged about, that I feel like I should pick it back up....
View ArticleGhost Story
My mom is from New Orleans, she grew up in a big Catholic family, one of 7 kids. Which I suppose isn’t THAT big because my grandfather was one of 16 kids. Three died in childhood, which honestly, for...
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