On the left side of the sanity bell curve
I wasn’t even making $12k when I was in college. I was broke with a capital I-ain’t-got-no-money. So I did the public mental health clinic thing once a week. Some of the clientele didn’t even try to act normal…maybe they couldn’t. There was this HUGE–woman must have been 6’4″–black lady sitting in front of me… Continue reading Why I Will Never Go To Another Public Mental Health Clinic
I tried to grow things when we were in the apartment and I managed to grow an impressive cache of purple basil I bought at Target on a whim. I have no clue as to what variety it was but it looked like these Dark Purple Opal Basil plants. That stuff grew like crazy and… Continue reading Gardening Obsession
I think I need a writing schedule. Lots of stuff happened this past week with Tucker’s job and maybe a new job and Mom was here this weekend and we had a HUGE storm last night and now it’s 30 degrees colder than it was yesterday but know what? That’s about all I want to… Continue reading A Funk. A Missed Blogiversary. A Collection of Inspiration.
Caroline has a sweet tooth rivaled only by her father’s. Because of Tucker’s habit of finishing off a HUGE tub of ice cream in like two days, we normally don’t have it in the house. But, for some reason, on our last trip to Target I bought us some ice cream and Tucker suggested ice cream cones… Continue reading No Ice Cream
After such a long break, I feel like I should have something deep and insightful to write but, alas, I’ve got squat. The Thanksgiving holiday was wonderful with its almost complete lack of drama. The dinners [yes, dinners] were delicious and for the most part, no one put their feet in their mouths. I got… Continue reading Time Off and Ice Packs
When I was little – four or five maybe – I would guilt my dad into renting a hotel room at the local Holiday Inn so that I could go swimming in the Holidome[!!!] – you can’t write “Holidome” without including several exclamation points. The hotel was a good distraction from staying out in the… Continue reading Mandatory Fun
Today has been one hell of a day. It started out alright. Tucker left for work after dumping Ollie in bed with me. Shortly after, Cara started calling, “SOMEBODY! LET ME OUT! ANYONE?! HELLO?!”. It was cute and I was awake so I let the toddler out of her room and the day officially started.… Continue reading Oscar the Cat Almost Died
The ICE STORM OF ’09 [!!!]. Well, that’s how the local news station like to word it anyway. This area didn’t get hit too bad. Granted, we were w/out power for a day and a half and the apartment got a bit chilly but all things considered, we didn’t have it as bad as most. … Continue reading It was Cold and Stuff
Today was one of those up and down days. Some of it was good and some of it thoroughly sucked. The kids were in really good moods and Tucker was home since the semester has officially ended. Tucker cleaned up [cause he’s good at that] and I worked. Around 2pm or so, Tucker took Cara… Continue reading Up and Down Day
*This list is not “ranked” in any particular order #1 I am happily married and Tucker really is my best friend. #2 I’m afraid that Cara will be alienated for being “special” like Tucker and I were. #3 People think my dogs are mean but they’re not. #4 I really like to read. #5 I’m… Continue reading Best Damn Random List in the World!
