Kid = sick but feeling better by Wednesday morning Kid = yeast infection from antibiotics Wednesday night BIL = home, but presence tolerable due to long time… Read more “My week in a nutshell”
Day 66 – x365
James C – kid I met while vacationing in Canada, 1993 Sixteen, blond surfer hair, you held my hand on the moonlit beach. Got your number on… Read more “Day 66 – x365”
(F)irst (O)utside (I)nside (L)ast
Sometimes I make a mistake. It’s usually when I’m feeling kind of low and deserving of a treat because I’ve been working hard. I get greedy. And… Read more “(F)irst (O)utside (I)nside (L)ast”
Day 65 – x365
Aunt C. You plotted the items you’d take when your parents died. You scheme and money-grub and treat us all poorly; you’ve never done a minute of… Read more “Day 65 – x365”
Just the way you like it: short and sweet
Sometimes I feel like there’s nothing to look forward to. Today, I blame that on the return of my BIL, a lack of coffee, and this pain… Read more “Just the way you like it: short and sweet”
Day 64 – x365
Ricky Caballero – 8th grade crush You were my Jordan Catalano, the boy who made girls swoon all over Olsen Middle School. With your hair in your… Read more “Day 64 – x365”
When Tuesday is your Monday
Weeks that start off this way are always weird – they sort of disappear into this vortex of awkward time and space; nothing goes the way you… Read more “When Tuesday is your Monday”
Days 60-63 – x365
Since Elliot was a wreck yesterday I have to do some major catching up on this project. But I’m not giving up yet. Just behind. Day 60… Read more “Days 60-63 – x365”
A touch of the plague
I don’t know if I can pull out my x365 posts today; yesterday was… exhausting. Elliot woke up at his normal time but felt unusually hot. I… Read more “A touch of the plague”
Link it up!
Do you ever have one of those morning where you feel like you’re moving in slow motion? Today was one of those for me; I was on… Read more “Link it up!”