Growing up I was afraid of the dark. It was bad. If it was my turn to feed the cats after dark, I was a nervous wreck, certain that someONE or someTHING was out there waiting to "get" me. Even the flashlight did not ease my worries. As I got a little older I grew to… Continue reading Still afraid of the dark
Month: April 2014
From MGB to Minivan
Late this afternoon, I was taking our Princess to her gymnastics and dance classes, which she loves. She was listening to music and I was in my own world as well when I saw it. Up ahead. An MGB. Sure, it was on the back of a wrecker, but still. An MGB. You just don't… Continue reading From MGB to Minivan
Kicking Justin Out
Yes, that's right. My feeling the least bit hospitable is over. I'm done. With him and all his junk. He has to go. Justin has created chaos in my home, and I'm sick of it. Have you ever had someone in your life like that? Not for very long, I'm thinking. You probably got more… Continue reading Kicking Justin Out
Pirates, Pearls, and Open Doors
Yesterday my Wesleyanne, my Pirate 2017--the one almost done with her first year of college--went in to work about an hour before I headed out for our Alumnae weekend festivities. She told me the night before that she thought she might drive up after work to play in the Alumnae/Student Soccer game. I was visiting… Continue reading Pirates, Pearls, and Open Doors
“…..a star in the dark is thy glorious past…..”
Today I went back home to my Alma Mater for our Alumnae weekend events. As I headed north and got on I-475, I was faced with a choice. Take the exit that I used to take when I was a student there, the same one Mama took when she was a Wesleyanne, or I could… Continue reading “…..a star in the dark is thy glorious past…..”
The Sadness in Grammar
We are smelling the barn around here. I mean, it's almost the end of the school year and we are feeling it. We are working hard to get through our goals set (by me) and times tables. And maybe a little better reading skills for Cooter. Yes, I'm pleased he's reading at all. Yes, I feel better about… Continue reading The Sadness in Grammar
Her Biggest Fan
I got this text message this morning from my oldest, my college girl, my Aub. Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday this girl was prancing around Blackberry Flats, such a cutie patootie. Full of vim and vinegar that one. I think about how just a few years after this picture… Continue reading Her Biggest Fan
The Day I Went To Prison
It occurred to me yesterday after my visit with Mac that it has been about two years since he took the first step on his journey to recovery. Once again. It began with a long ride after being released from prison in Macon to a town about three hours away, to a beautiful rehabilitation facility where… Continue reading The Day I Went To Prison
What True Love Looks Like
I was standing in the yard, I think I was at Granny's. But the trees were ones Daddy had planted, so they were precious to me. And as I stood staring at this one tree, it fell over. Toppled right to the ground. In that moment, my heart shattered. I fell to the ground crying. … Continue reading What True Love Looks Like
some days
some days it is incomprehensible that life keeps going that the world keeps turning that laundry still piles up family still needs to be fed some days it is beyond my ability to do more than what absolutely has to be done even now, even still after all this time always the missing and the… Continue reading some days
I Might Need A Nap 