Yesterday and Now Today
This will be quick because I have a meeting with my agent in fifteen minutes. I am a bit anxious, but in a good way. I am really excited about my novel. It’s finally really taking shape and I’m eager...
View ArticleMisery & Family
Spoke too soon about no one else here getting sick. My middle girl was the next to go. She got hit yesterday afternoon when I was picking her big sister up from school. By the time we got home, she’d...
View ArticleThe Dead Dads Club
I went to a funeral today. My friend’s husband’s father died last Saturday and the service was today. To be honest, I had a rough morning. I felt anxious and was snippy with my husband and the kids. I...
View ArticleHappy & Healthy
I took my oldest daughter to the pediatrician for her 5 year well-visit today. And she was such a good girl. There were no tears. There were no tantrums. No, she stripped down to her Hello Kitty undies...
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The moment I first conceived of this crazy plan to go without alcohol for an entire calendar year, I knew something. I knew that for better or worse, I’d replace wine with something. What I wondered...
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Valentine’s
Today is Valentine’s Day. A day of sweetness, of candy. I’m surprised the girls are able to go to bed after the sugar they’ve consumed. Per tradition, my husband and I are making cheese fondue. He...
View ArticleNervous Nibbling
Okay, I feared this would happen. When I was thinking about doing this, going an entire year sans booze, I worried that I would replace it with something, well, equally caloric. And, yup. Here I am. A...
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Fridays Are Really Hard
Fridays. On Fridays, the kids are extra tired. It makes sense. On Fridays, I am extra tired too. When they are tired, they cling more and whine more and cry more. When they are tired, they are less...
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This Is Major
It is Monday. And I am fresh back from a weekend away. Husband and I went to South Carolina with three of his friends from high school (groomsmen in our wedding) and their wives. We stayed in one of...
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Feeling Quiet.
It’s kind of strange, but ever since I announced my decision to forgo wine for a year, I’ve felt less of a need to write about it. I’m not sure why this is. Maybe it’s because I’ve been met with such...
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