My mood these days remains uneven, as I deal with the anxiety brought on by the election. So many people at risk now, both from foreign and domestic policy. I feel like the small-minded cruelties, the “strict authoritarian father” form of rule that we fled when we left Alabama has now swept across the whole country….
Category: Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!
Halloween 2016
We had a really fun Halloween. As promised, my parents came to stay with us the day before. All Saints Day is traditionally a huge holiday here, meaning lots of people go to church the day after Halloween – and the kids therefore didn’t have school. Their father and I still had to work, and though…
Busy bullet points
Shortly after my last post, I billed almost 50 hours in 3.5 days and then flew to North Carolina for a quick trip to see the sis, see the niece, and play a reunion show with the old band. It was a 48 hour trip – I left NOLA at 5am Thursday and hopped a…
Beach 2016
All three boys are napping – the big boys just requested a nap, and we put them in our bed. It’s kind of amazing. We had a long morning swimming and the sun drained them of life force, as it did me. We’ve all had a nice re-charge and are about to go to a…
#wedding
When Jack was just a baby, we took him to a convention of barbershop singers in Nashville, which my father helped coordinate as part of his job. All of my siblings attended– the youngest three were also working the convention, and we oldest two were just audience-members. My middle sister’s college boyfriend at the time…