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Middle of the Night Shenanigans
Around 5:00am this morning, there was a bump in our house. It sounded like something plastic falling and it came from downstairs. I immediately sat straight up in bed and whispered, “What was…
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Half-Assed and Sassy: I’m Back!
(tap, tap, tap) IS THIS THING ON????? (tap, tap, tap) Well, kids. I just couldn’t stay away. Turns out, when you’re a writer – even a kitchen table one – you miss writing.…
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That’s All, Folks
I have been blogging for eight years. Marriage Confessions began as “Confessions of a Young, Married Couple,” way back when Chris and I were newlyweds. Chris was in graduate school, and I needed…
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Why I’m Jealous of Old People
I was up all night with a terrible migraine and woke up this morning feel like I had been hit by a truck. All I wanted was to sleep off the lingering pain…
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Raising My Mother
Last week, we lost my mom. As in, we couldn’t find her for a while. I texted her in the morning with a question, which normally always gets a quick reply from her.…
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Out and About
Life has been jumping here in our corner of the world. When there is so much going on like right now, it actually makes it harder to blog because you don’t even know…
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Boys Raising Boys
The other night, Gracie began shrieking in the living room. She came to find me 3.4 seconds later, with Bean right on her heels, ready to defend himself against his accused crimes. “BEAN…
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Race, According to a Four-Year-Old Girl
“Gracie,” Bean said. “Your skin is Caucasian color.” “No, it’s not,” replied Gracie thoughtfully, looking at her arm. “It’s pink.”
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You Catch It, You Keep It
Tonight after dinner, I went out to the pool to swim some laps. About ten minutes into my swim, I ran into a friend. We get frogs around our pool a lot. It’s…
