I just got back from the worst vacation ever. First, I had to cancel my vacation, because there was a thing at work to beat all things. It could not be helped. After 17 consecutive summers, I was going to miss the Michigan vacation with my sisters. My work is pretty portable, I can do … Continue reading Woe is Me →

I wrote a whole big blog about how fabulous and romantic my husband has been lately and then I pared it down to that tweet about the surprise sunset because who the hell wants to read a blog about how romantic my husband is besides me? We've had some catching up to do, now that … Continue reading Dream a Little Dream →

After, of course, is even worse than before. At least when he was here, we knew where he was. We knew he was safe. Though it makes you feel angry when your son is doing drugs and drinking right in your house after you told him he's not allowed to, it feels worse when you … Continue reading After →

It's easy to take some of the blame on ourselves. In hindsight we shouldn't have picked him up. Tension had been thick for days, the result of finding drugs and alcohol in his room and continuing our determination to hold him accountable. But first, how did he get in our room? Every single time he … Continue reading Before →

Friday night, out of the kindness of our hearts, we agreed to pick up a drunk person with no where to stay and take him home. I know what you're thinking- why would you do that? Well, mostly because we make a habit of being compassionate for other human beings. We care about their well-being … Continue reading Telling →

When I finally cracked the glass ceiling at my company, I went dress shopping. I needed some new work clothes, but also, I wanted to celebrate a little bit. I worked my ass off for twenty years before I broke through, and then I was practically giddy with it. I went to Dressbarn. It is … Continue reading Dressed →

I know they aren't really called Foxen, but I like that word better. I wondered about Frances over the winter- if she survived without anything to scavenge (there are very few people around at the lake Nov-Mar), if she had babies in March like I'd read red fox do. Jimmy, our next door neighbor, was … Continue reading Foxen →

(Draft) Sometimes now, I sit in wonder, That the weight of it all, Didn’t take me under But here I sit, Still today, To tell you, too, That you’ll find a way You’ll push it back, Inch by inch, With only yourself, When you get in a pinch You’ll think you can’t do it, You’ll … Continue reading See? Poem! →

I got too big for my britches, I think that's what happened. I learned a fiddle song and I was like, I am ready to take on the world! I recently doubled my classical violin lessons, and added two more fiddle lessons per week, quadrupling my former lesson time. And also quadrupling my practice time. … Continue reading Bigger Britches →

Recently, as you probably read, I was traveling for work. It started off badly, with icy snowy road conditions for my 1.5 hour drive to the airport. I finally arrived, only to learn that terminal 1 airport parking was FULL, which has never happened to me before in all my travels. The guys in fluorescent … Continue reading Ukulele? →