When we first moved to Dallas, we made some colorful friends who were actors at Scarborough Renaissance Festival- King Henry and a Contessa, to be exact. During October, the Scarborough Fair grounds become a spooky maze of haunted houses, Scary-oke, expensive food vendors, and a throng of tweens looking to snuggle up to their crush …
Tuesday, 7/11/2023, Nashville Airport 2:08 pm I wasn’t anxious about this until we popped open the back of my sister’s van. It’s not the actual flying that concerns me. The Baby is almost chronically un-anxious, as in, he is not anxious even when he probably should be, like when he tries to drown himself by …
January 23, 2023 Dear Mr. Sedaris, My son, {The Baby}, came screeching into the world via an emergency c-section at 26 weeks- a two-pound potato whose vital organs needed lots of assistance to keep him alive. I met him for the first time four months later, when his birthmother invited me to visit the Neonatal …
I remember talking about atheism and agnosticism in my world religions class in high school. In my little conservative corner of West Texas, we didn’t spend much time talking about the godless heathens, but I remember the description of Clockmaker god, who designed the world, perfectly calibrated all of it’s gears and dials, and then …
Let me preface the beginning of this series with a few things: I’m gonna take weekends off for my “writing every day” goal in November. I can do this because I’m a grown ass woman and I want to. I want to explicitly acknowledge that I have AMAZING parents who did the best with what …
Last August, my little family met my parents in Estes Park. We have done this trip every couple of years since I was a kid. We stay in cabins and hike and explore and breathe in the fresh mountain air. COVID made things a little different, but we were just happy to escape Dallas for …
Well, today the Wise family said hello to a new bed and goodbye to two of The Baby’s teeth. A few months ago, we started the laborious process of getting a SleepSafe bed approved through The Baby’s insurance because his crib had become unsafe. He was able to stand up in it and when he …
The Baby turned five this week. It’s crazy. All of those five years tend to blur together. After all, time flies when you’re drowning in medical chaos (just kidding…kind of). On the night of his birthday, our dinner conversation centered around remembering all of his firsts- the first time he sat up, the first solid …
(You can listen to an audio version of this post here.) I went to David’s Bridal today to purchase a bridesmaid’s dress for a friend’s wedding next summer. She had a dress already picked out in the system so they pulled her profile up and I followed the very nice saleslady to the racks laden …
(I realize this is very lengthy so I have strategically placed pictures of smiling animals throughout the piece so that you can mark your place if you need to take a break and come back to it. At my sister’s suggestion, I’ve also made an audio version of this blog. You can download/stream it by …
I grew up in West Texas- land of wide-open spaces, sky high teen pregnancy rates, and a colorblind racial ideology that masks racism instead of confronting it. In colorblind ideology, it is impolite to talk about someone’s race. I remember hearing a story about a friend who was trying to tell her son which store …
I just got back from San Francisco. I went to (hides face) a Christian conference. I found myself hesitant to tell people that it was a Christian conference because of the connotations of that. My sense is that many Christian conferences are lame attempts at pep rallies for God, the adult version of church camp, …
“What was I thinking?” I thought as I stared forlornly into the mirror. I should have known better than to impulsively stop at the hair salon directly adjacent to the Tom Thumb, still clutching my bag of avocados. I was hoping for a cute haircut before I left on my 10th anniversary weekend trip. Instead, …
I was a mere 21 years old when I got married. My uncle officiated our wedding. Before the wedding, my then-fiancee, now-husband, Alex, and I drove down to Corpus to do some premarital counseling sessions and stay with my aunt and uncle. After one of these sessions, Alex and I got ready to leave and …
I went to a vigil in Balch Springs for Jordan Edwards last week. It was everything you would want a vigil to be- beautiful and sad and moving and comforting. Like most, I was horrified by Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice’s deaths. I have been deeply affected before by deaths caused by police brutality, but …
Today I took a six minute lunch break to eat a cheesy biscuit and grapes, for which I was made fun of. Oh well. More serious thoughts later… Continue reading
Here’s a look at my semester via my notes. World Literature: Chemistry: Victorian Women Writers from the 19th Century 20th Century Intellectual History Not paying attention in Spanish Grammar means sudden death. PS- Grades come out tomorrow. So we’ll see how it goes. I leave you with a quote … Continue reading
I need some suggestions for authors for summer reading, please. Continue reading
Here are some memorable quotes from today: -“I ain’t no hollaback girl” David Feemster -“Men are all the same. (sigh) Husbands.” At least three ladies who work at Cooper High school trying to encourage? me with the new engagement -(in a namecalling war) “Hairy armpit fiance of the buffalos” Leah -“I’m going to feed homeless people … Continue reading
The new do (complete with rat-tail) starring mom’s vintage wedding dress. wheeeeee Continue reading
So…I acquired a new piece of jewelry today….. i’m n-gauged. Continue reading
The roach man came this morning to spray, thankfully. I was in my underwear. That was cool. I was further initiated into being a “real” employee at work yesterday. A lady wanted to dry clean her pants with poop on them. I got to tag them. Yippee! I carried them to the poop spot in … Continue reading
So last night on CSI, someone died. She was a mom who had abandoned her family and then come back. Catherine found out that the daughter was lactating (meaning: you could milk her); thus, she was pregnant. They thought there was some incest going on with the father. When they got her checked out, they … Continue reading
I’ve been reading some old blogs. I used to be witty and spiritual. Now, I struggle just to be witty. Dear Children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in Truth. 1 John 3:18- memorized today during History while not taking notes. Remembe when it was cool to say “You can … Continue reading
I received my first paycheck today. 109 smackers with my name on it. Work? Yes, please. Continue reading
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