Wednesday is trash pickup day. It is also "Nightmare on Our Street" for our mail carrier. A cul-de-sac with empty trash cans all scattered hither and yon. Yes. A tee-total mess some weeks. So yesterday morning as Miss Sophie and I had our morning constitutional, I stopped to move a couple of my neighbors' trash… Continue reading My Anxiety, Real and Without a Filter
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The One About Borrowing Trouble
This morning my oldest was on her way back to college. She was going straight to work first, and then classes after lunch. She was doing fine until she felt like something was hitting her back tire. She told me, "I don't know. I think something might have happened in that driveway last night. I… Continue reading The One About Borrowing Trouble
When You Can, Do This
The Fella went on a trip to do the do that he does. For three and a half weeks. He was scheduled to come home today. He did not come home as scheduled. I've had this day circled in my mind, my heart, and with everything that has gone wrong around here--I've counted down the… Continue reading When You Can, Do This
An Angel in the ATL
Today we made the trek up to the big ATL, Atlanta, the big city, for a checkup with a specialist. Me, being me, I underestimated the time it would take to get there. I also was not up to date with the information that they had moved offices. So while it was very near 11:00… Continue reading An Angel in the ATL
Flying with Fear
We are back home. Back into our day to dailies with full force after a weekend of getting away, literally and figuratively. A weekend of fun and laughter and reconnecting. And of facing our fears. Head on. This past weekend was the Fella's family reunion that happens every couple of years. While I've been to… Continue reading Flying with Fear
“This Is Not Your Week”
So my friend who isn't Shirley found out there was going to be a conflict on the day of our daughters' dance recital. Her son, who plays baseball, had a tournament scheduled for that same day. Smack dab in the middle of the recital time. For those of you who have children or know children or… Continue reading “This Is Not Your Week”
The Healing Power of Batman and Bandaids
It's been a very busy weekend full of swim meet activities and birthday parties and listening to live music. While we wrapped up our Princess' swim meet (day 2) activities yesterday, Cooter went to Mess Cat's house to play with Shaker. He was "Guess What"ing me the whole drive home afterwards. Obviously, he had a… Continue reading The Healing Power of Batman and Bandaids
On Coming Home
We have returned from our Big Trip. I could call it big trip, small trip, whatever, because it's the only trip we've been on that required an overnight stay in several years. And we were gone for seven nights. Seven. That's a long time for this homebody. We encountered mice, ducks, princesses, wookies, Jedi, and… Continue reading On Coming Home
Ebb and Flow and Food Allergies
Ahh, the ebb and flow of life. Specifically, today, the life with a child with severe food allergies. This morning when I took the littles to our first stop on the OutandAbouts for the day, where they have been learning good things all week, I saw the little girl who had enjoyed watching my… Continue reading Ebb and Flow and Food Allergies
The Cacophony of the Week–Playing Catchup
Tonight's catchup post is brought to you by a stomach bug/fever suffering young'un and a tired Mama. First of all, this happened this week. This color, out of all of them, was the most stubborn. It took three or four coats. The first one looked like my littles had painted the wall. It was such… Continue reading The Cacophony of the Week–Playing Catchup
I Might Need A Nap 