I’m not a spooner. Not a big cuddler. Night time you have to go to your side of the bed and leave me alone. It’s just me. I get hot. I sleep on my stomach. And then my back. And then my side. And my back, and my side, and my stomach…it’s a big job. […]
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Book Reports
If you do not have a sense of humor, stop reading now. This blog isn’t for you. If you have little school boys and school girls who rush home to tackle their homework, please go do something else now. If your kids read voraciously and write passionately, you won’t like what I’m going to say. […]
Vain Girls
Our puppy has been with us two weeks today. And she’s been through hell and back. I do not say that lightly. I delayed a business trip last week to make sure she’d come through her eye surgery fine before I left town. I wanted to her to be at the house with me for […]
Need My Wheaties
The new puppy has definitely been challenging. She just returned home from the puppy hospital having had eye surgery today for her cherry eye that turned into a bleeding eye-sore. The brown patch over one eye was cute. The red patch over the right eye less adorable. The neighborhood children stopped coming over to see […]
Earth Mother I Am Not
I am not the mother of the year, nor will I ever be the pet mother of the year. In fact, I sometimes feel like one of the pictures my son Ty draws of aliens with a thousand eyes. I’m surprisingly comfortable with the idea that I could be an alien because on my planet […]
Old Bess
This has been a week of doctor’s appointments: three for me, two for the new puppy and one for my youngest son. I was supposed to have another tomorrow and then on Monday both boys see the dentist. I am canceling tomorrow’s appointment. It’s way too many doctors in one week. And even though I […]
New Baby
I have a new baby and her name is Abi. She’s gorgeous and chunky and covered in wrinkles. And she’s keeping me really busy. Fat Abi is an eleven week old English bulldog with a big block head and loose folds of skin everywhere and a fierce desire to chew. And chew. And chew. Especially […]
Literary Lions
I hurt. Not mentally, it’s more of a bruised ego thing, as well as a shin, arm and shoulder thing, too. You see I fell down the stairs tonight at a big event. In front of everyone. Just when I was feeling so literary. Back up–set scene, Bellevue’s big downtown library, elegant evening fundraiser honoring […]
Oh The Vermin
I was actually going to go to bed and not post anything tonight because I’m really sleepy and still recovering from a wonderful vacation (sorry, everybody, but it’s the truth) but I can’t actually fall asleep because…something is rotting in or beneath my house. I’m not trying to gross anyone out, and no, it’s not […]
Today’s Special: Humble Pie
I love my kids, I really do. They’re different, and very entertaining. Growing up in theater, I always enjoyed watching rehearsals–the drama, the staging, the frustration, and then the excitement of opening night. Living in my house is like living with a small theatre troupe. I really never know what’s going to happen but it’s […]
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