. . . so my manly musclebound man manhandled the massive new all-in-one washer dryer into the house, without a handtruck, singlehandedly. I was there, wearing gloves, close toed shoes and a sports bra, ostensibly to help but, for practical wimpy reasons, mostly just watching and getting mosquito bites. He did it all alone. Didn’t…
Category: Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!
Christmas with the Wisconsin Fam
A snapshot – My brother just finished pounding out made up songs on our piano (he is a gifted pianist, with the somewhat tiresome caveat that every piece must be fast and loud), and has snuck up into my parents’ room (where I’ve been hiding for an hour) to play Halo right beside my…
Counting my Blessings
When my bankroll is gettin’ small I think of when I had none at all And I fall asleep counting my blessings . . . #1 – My mother – We may never live within 100 miles of each other again, but luckily she is alive and well and loves to talk on the phone….
To The People/Cats in My Life
To my boyfriend: I haven’t seen you awake in over a week. We’ve talked on the phone a few times a day – which reminds me of the beginning of our courtship (when we were long distance), a very sweet time. But otherwise our contact has been reduced to fumbling nighttime-darkness hellos and quit…
Halloween
Happy Halloween!! Passin’ out candy with my spooky sister this All Hallows Eve before reluctantly trudging off to rehearsal at 7. I’m a corpse bride today. My sister is a vampire. We’ve gotten some funny looks (and she’s gotten some mean comments!! she worships the devil, who knew??) for being grown ups wearing costumes…