I've been stress baking. Today I made an apple pie and croissant bread pudding. Even Mac Daddy is getting in on the kitchen action. He's making Jennie Perillo's homemade pasta for dinner. The house is unkempt. I cannot function when my surroundings are untidy. I am a nag. … [Read more...] about Corona Stream of Consciousness
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20 Years of Marriage Adds Up
20 years 3.14 pies 2 graduate schools 3 cities 1 apartment 1 condo 3 houses 2 kids 2 cats 1 dog 3 family members passed 1 appendix removed 2 casts 2 colonoscopies 2 50th birthday parties 2 Obama inaugurations 10 countries … [Read more...] about 20 Years of Marriage Adds Up
Mothers-in-Law, Oft Forgotten on Mother’s Day
If I could just show you a photograph, it would tell you the 1000 words I’m having trouble finding myself. She would have been a slight thing with a mop of curly hair, dungarees, and no shoes. Her gingham pinafore was likely tattered by day’s end, which made her mother succumb to … [Read more...] about Mothers-in-Law, Oft Forgotten on Mother’s Day
SCOTUS Marriage Equality Strengthens My Own Marriage
I cannot get through the first sentence of that gorgeous piece of writing without crying. I was in the midst of 100 bicycle crunches while watching TV with my 10-year old son this morning when the screech of breaking news punctuated the airwaves. After waking up to news … [Read more...] about SCOTUS Marriage Equality Strengthens My Own Marriage
Be Someone’s Safe Person
"Mommy, even though it's a different time now than when you were a kid, I don't think kids today would say if they are gay." And so began one of our typical car pool conversations. Mac Daddy and I have always been candid with our children. We talk about myriad … [Read more...] about Be Someone’s Safe Person
We’ll Have Pi(e) on Our Anniversary
To see the world through a new lens. To learn empathy, moderation, and composure. These are the things he has taught me over the years. Tomorrow marks our fifteenth wedding anniversary. And I learn from him still... … [Read more...] about We’ll Have Pi(e) on Our Anniversary
Car Talk Saved My Relationship
True Story. Car Talk saved my marriage before we were even married. Hell, we weren't even engaged. It was 1999, just around the time Mac Daddy and I were somewhere on the spectrum of being "on a break." How puerile of us, right? Apparently we maintained our youth … [Read more...] about Car Talk Saved My Relationship