I had just arrived to the wonderful beautiful magical perfect wedding and had been seated in the church no fewer than 3 minutes when woman seated in pew in front of us, turns around to say hello. Her spidey senses were tingling because I was chatting with her husband, seated next to me. I hear the … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- things we are not supposed to say
" I love my body so much I would get up on this table and take my clothes off" "I love my children. They are the best" "I love my teeagers- they are incredible people" "We have a great sex life. I want him badly every night" "I am a really good mother" "I love my life" Why do I know that … [Read more...]
Full circle
And now all of a sudden I am intimidated by it. By having too much time off after repellent stomach surgery, after reading too much smarmy and wonderful Grantland and too many killer blogs, I have wedged myself into a corner where I think my writing is better locked in my brain or at least on my … [Read more...]
New Tune Tuesday – The Avett Brothers
Again - not a new song...but they may be new to you! Not to me - I've been obsessed over these guys for a couple years now. Tonight, I'll go see them....hopefully with Jen Trend! If you don't fall in love with them from this ....(*cough* beard porn....) Then how about Scott Avett with his … [Read more...]
Fuzzy wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy was he?
You know how when hear a specific song and it will immediately bring you back to a time and place leaving you with a warm feeling of whimsy and nostalgia? Well, I will never hear the song Telephone Line again by ELO without thinking about the gobs of warm wax being smeared on my perineum while I … [Read more...]
Barely there
I was going to write a long, effusive summary of a great trip to Chicago with my wife and without my two sons. On how great it was to reconnect in such a creative and fun city and how these little getaways, that seem to happen once every five years, actually make us appreciate the role we play in … [Read more...]
Carpet and drapes
Thursday April 26, 2012 5:00pm Fuzzbar. #nohairdownthere What the hell am I thinking? Stay tuned. … [Read more...]
Thanks Ceelo
Man my post seem so benign compared to the fun time over at the infidelity section! My kids are infatuated with swear words. Both of them started off with the pees and poos but now, bless their arduous souls, they have graduated to the more graphic and descriptive words about intercourse and … [Read more...]
Words for Wednesday-I am idiot with bed head
"I used to be reasonably intelligent, passably attractive and funny. Now I am just an idiot with bed head" me, mother of a rower My younger daughter started her on water rowing this week which means our 5:15 … [Read more...]
the things people do -free diving
When I went out to the pool this morning after a work out to drink my coffee and think about nothing and everything, I found a still body on the bottom of the pool. I mean totally still. It was a guy in his early 30s, a beautiful specimen, and while I may or may not have fantasized briefly about … [Read more...]