Dear Grandma
June 26th, 2010
Dear Grandma,
I can’t believe you are gone. I don’t know if you even realized how much of an influence you had over me, over all of us. There are so many things I want you to know before you really go. Though I no longer am sure that I believe in the [...]
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Time is a Bitch…and she’s HERE NOW
May 17th, 2010
My oldest kid is getting ready to graduate. There is so much to do that I’m getting buried and overwhelmed. I’ve started this monster thing by planning an open house for her. How am I supposed to feed dozens of people when I can’t even feed my family without major head-scratching? [...]
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Cuppa Joe
April 25th, 2010
We travel to Iowa on occasion to visit Kurt and Annie and one of our favorite stops is Cuppa Joe. This is an ecclectic, quirky coffee shop with plenty of atmosphere and wonderful drinks. Their latte has a deep flavor and they always make a pretty swirl with the foam. They give us brightly colored [...]
Filed under Coffee, Family, Step Parenting, Travel
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My Ex’s Face
April 19th, 2010
It’s amazing how quickly, when I see a picture of my ex, I just want to rip his face right off of the print. Right off of his head, actually. Recently my youngest son asked to see his baby book. Knowing full well that no book exists, I had to scramble to [...]
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Easter
April 5th, 2010
Since about 1983 or so, I have been part of a Greek family. My mom married a Greek man and brought us into a different world. Now my heritage is all northern Scandinavian so we’re a bunch of light-skinned blond people. Imagine us entering this Mediterranean world. My first memories of Easter with the Greeks [...]
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Band Fags
March 30th, 2010
Back in olden times when I was in high school, the band kids were called “Band Fags”. I was a Band Fag. I played the most GEEKY instrument EVER: the bass clarinet. It was as skinny and as tall as I was and it was the only clarinet part I could play when I joined [...]
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Things That Make Me Feel Old
March 28th, 2010
So my oldest daughter is graduating from high school soon. She’s amazing, we’re proud, she’s going to college, blah, blah, blah. All of this progression is making me feel old. It must be coincidental that several other things are making me feel old as of late, right? I’m sure it has [...]
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Kathie
August 13th, 2005
Tonight I was putting away some jewelry and saw a special piece of paper poking out of the bottom. I rarely take it out and look at it becuase I can’t read it without crying. Before I tell you about the paper, let me tell you about my Aunt Kathie. I met Aunt Kathie when [...]
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