If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.

Yesterday turned out to be a hard day, and the thing that put it over the edge was my mother giving me grief. 
That woman can work a nerve like nobody’s business. And sometimes it’s like she can sense me being down and she just can’t resist kicking me. 
Let me tell you something.  If someone says [...]

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Reconnecting

First it was an out-of-the-blue email from a sorority sister, whom I haven’t seen since my wedding day.  Then it was an email from a friend I’ve known since junior high, catching up.  And on it goes.  I have heard from several old friends here lately, a pleasant surprise, to be sure.  But as with [...]

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The temptation is there to pull out my suitcase and start packing it today.

Ok y’all, I’ve got ten days until I jet out of here for the beach. 
I’ve also got six more days at Job #2.  Six very looong days. 
Already the list is forming in my head, that list of the things I need to do before I leave, the things I need to take with me, the [...]

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An open letter to the dummkopf who scraped my car in the parking lot at the mall:

Dude. 
I know my car isn’t all that pristine anymore.  I know there’s a little beauty mark on the rear quarter panel where I backed into a pickup truck at the gas station.  (Sidebar:  the guy should not have had his tailgate down.  Clearly it was his fault.  I could not see it.)  I know there’s [...]

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Those kids are gonna hate me.

So tonight is soccer, a makeup game for one that got rained out earlier in the season.  My husband has signed us up to be snack parents tonight.  Except I am doing it by myself because my husband is conveniently out of town this week.  Funny how that works. 
I am not one of those moms [...]

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Festing

So Spawn’s school is having a fall festival this weekend.  My husband and I have volunteered to man the funnel cake booth for a couple of hours.  Since he and I have never volunteered for anything together, that requires us to work together, this should be interesting.  It could be the hardest two hours of [...]

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Trying really hard not to get the cart before the horse

So I had the conference with Spawn’s teacher on Tuesday.  
And she’s been seeing a lot of the same issues that I’m seeing.  Which in one way is a relief, that I’m not just bugging and creating issues where there are none.  But on the other hand, now I’ve got confirmation that yes, there just might [...]

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My mother’s back.

One of the little greatnesses of being a parent to a six-year-old is the world that exists only inside their head.  Everything is pretty simple, the truth is the truth, and everyone is good and pure and friendly.  A six-year-old will also believe all manner of superstitious things. 
I have learned a lot from Spawn about [...]

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Radio Silence

I’m in kind of a weird place this week. 
My boss left for 10 days’ vacation on Saturday.  Which means I’ve got the office (at Job #1) to myself this week. 
My parents left yesterday for a trip, they won’t be back until Friday. 
My husband is spending the next two weeks on the road, so chances are [...]

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People who say don’t sweat the small stuff have obviously never spent the night in the same room with a mosquito.

Ever since I gave my notice at Job #2 a couple of weeks ago, I have been second-guessing myself.  Not because Job #1 isn’t a lot of fun and something I love to do, but because Job #1 tends to be a bit unstable at times.  I’m a big fan of getting paid.  As I’m [...]

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