Pook and I are currently engaged in a ferocious battle of wills. I told her not to touch something and she responded by throwing said something directly at my face. So she’s in timeout until she apologizes to me. And for those of you (because I know there’s at least one) who is thinking, “That …
Broken Hearts Are Genetic
Did you know that open heart surgery really only refers to the opening of the chest via sternal saw? Bypass surgery happens on the outside of the heart, even if there are multiple arteries to bypass. In order to reach the coronary valves, the surgeon literally cuts the heart in half to replace or repair …
Warpaint
Somewhere along the way, the people of our country decided it was better to look good than actually be good. Money and youth were of far greater importance than kindness and compassion. And in that process, the less-thans are seen as uneducated and unintelligent. Big emotions are not dignified and as such viewed as less …
Finding North
Anyone who knows me is well aware of my directional limitations. I can get lost ANYWHERE, even in my hometown of 30,000 where the only highway is a 2 lane interstate. Moving to Seattle and eventually Portland was an adventure in flexibility, because I was lost every day and as such was perpetually late. I …
Ash Wednesday
So Lent began on Wednesday, the first full day I spent in the hospital with my mom since arriving in Idaho the night before. I typically try to give up a bad habit or character flaw for Lent, but apparently this year I’m giving up sanity, because let me tell you... This stuff is completely …
Mama
It’s 2am and I can’t sleep. I got up at 4:30 this morning and drove to Idaho with Pook & Boogie to be with my mom and (hopefully) relieve some of the pressure on my dad. Ye gads, what a mess. It’s been nearly a month now since this began. Mom has been in the …
Cauliflower Power
We occasionally use this service called Imperfect Produce. It’s a business designed to lower food waste by taking produce that doesn’t meet grocery store beauty standards and selling them at lower prices along with home delivery. It’s seasonal and local. Usually a pretty good deal, too. You go in each week and choose what you …
Ugh.
In exactly twenty seven minutes, I’ll have been awake for 24 hours. It’s been a hell of a day at sea, sir. The last time I pulled an all-nighter, we danced til 4am, ate cheese fries at Denny’s and then slept the entire following day. My odds of a similar ending fall close to those …
Sanity Check
It’s 6:30am and I’m already done with today, which began two hours ago in our house. Pook has been sick for three days and woke up screaming bloody murder shortly after 4am. I went in to get her and found Boogie had, at some point in the night, vomited in his bed slept in it. …
Boundary Lines
Pook is mad at me. She’s standing in the corner sniffling and crying and staring out the window refusing to look at me. If she catches me looking at her, she’ll shout NO! and turn back around with a wail. This has been going on for a good twenty minutes now, because I am a …
My Five Ring Circus 