
The prospect of finding him dead did not appeal to her. She had seen death before. She had watched her uncle take is last breath. She had checked his wrist and then his carotid for a pulse. But, that didn’t meant that she was prepared to do the same with her grandfather…the man who had [...]

I have had this post [or one like it] in my head for quite a while and I just can’t hold it back any longer. In the past couple of months, I’ve read several posts/articles about what the content of a blog should be, how you should handle comments and how often you should post. [...]

I was checking my email earlier and noticed that I had gotten our bill from Cingular [I mean AT&T. They need to make up their freakin’ minds!] Our bill was for $305.78. That’s right. Three hundred and five dollars and seventy-eight cents! Since last months was almost $500, I was both relieved and shocked all [...]

I’ve got a story for ya. When Mom got here on Saturday, I very quickly explained our routine with respect to Cara’s bedtime. Bath at 7 pm. Boob and then bed by 8 pm. No matter what. If she woke up in the night, I was to be the one to check on her. Mom [...]

With Mom’s impending arrival creeping closer, I found myself getting more and more nervous about the visit. The last time Mom was here, I was pregnant with Cara and Mom flew in on my “due date”. I was supposed to have Cara on the 26th of October; Cara didn’t show up until the 3rd of [...]

It was supposed to be a simple trip to the mailbox. Cara was screeching with excitement at being allowed to walk with me instead of being carried. She twisted and struggled to get down to the ground and once there, she gazed up at me with a look of pure bliss. Cara slowly made her [...]

Dead car batteries suck. Plain and simple. I rented that carpet cleaner yesterday and I had to take it back today before 11 am. Of course it had to be raining, so strapped Cara into her seat and then went back for the carpet cleaner. [damn thing weighs a ton!] We got to Home Depot, [...]