I wanted to have my shit together and have a post written for today before Not Your Average Weekend started. But that didn’t happen. So let me just share two little stories about what’s happened so far. First, a couple months ago when it seemed as though I just had too much going on and […]
Archives for February 2015
Best Decision Ever.
Tonight was the first day of Not Your Average Weekend. I didn’t plan ahead very well. I should have written a post ahead of time. All I have to say is that this is one of the best things I ever decided to do in my whole life. Thank you to everyone who believed in […]
A letter from Patty
Dear Everybody, I tried saving all the gift memos that came with the packages you sent me, but only a few left return addresses or emails or phone numbers. I’ve reached out to some of you on Facebook (check your “other” private message boxes). But words don’t even suffice to express the gratitude I have for […]
What does someone on food stamps look like? She looks like this.
We make lots of assumptions when we look at other people. I’m sure people make lots of assumptions when they look at me. What they assume probably depends upon where they see me. If they see me dropping my kids off at preschool in the morning, they might assume I haven’t showered in more than 48 […]
Mom? What does the n-word mean?
I try to keep things pretty G-rated in front of the kids. I am pretty good about monitoring the television shows they watch. I don’t think the younger kids have seen even one PG-13 movie yet. And I also try to keep a handle on the music they listen to. So last week, when Number 4 […]
Smahtuh than he looks.
There is a street in my town that only people who live here know how to pronounce. A street that, when said over the phone, is pretty much never spelled correctly by someone who hasn’t driven down that road. It’s ten letters long, and if you’ve never heard anyone say it, you wouldn’t know how to read it […]