Dear Out of State Drivers, My name is Susan and I am a busy stay at home Mom of three. I get very few opportunities to leave the house alone, so when I do get the chance to venture out solo, I would prefer to not spend 2/3 of it cursing at you. I also […]
Shave and a Haircut
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The good news is that my gray hairs are gone. The bad news is my hair is so dark, which by the way makes my skin look twice as pale, that I look like I should be on my way to a Marilyn Manson concert. Pass me my dog collar and black lipstick and I’ll […]
The Winds of Change…
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I stared out the window on the drive home from the beach at the miles of harvested corn fields when the reality of Joey starting full day Kindergarten came crashing down on me. Could he really be five already? After attending preschool, which was only two and a half hours long, was Joey ready to […]
Funny, I don’t feel distinguished …
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Gray. What a miserable color. When I think of gray, when I associate feelings with the color gray, I think of depression and sadness. I think of feeling lonely and even get the association of being non-committal; I mean come on, it’s not black, it’s not white. It’s just God damn gray. As I stare […]
Public Potties are a Nightmare
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Tuesday morning, after yelling at Joey to stop playing Curious George games on pbskids.org until 11pm the night before, I literally had to drag him out of bed to get to the doctor’s office for his physical. Although he was not happy to hear me barking orders at him early in the morning, he was […]
Once upon a time…
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So Saturday night I was supposed to have a “girls night out,” but I was too exhausted from being up all Friday night with my daughter who was itchy and miserable from a reaction to the chicken pox vaccine. I felt bad because she is typically a very happy-go-lucky kid, and never has been a […]
To hell and back, a Department of Motor Vehicles Tale
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Some days you just know are going to be bad days. The sun might be shinning, the birds might be singing, but you’ve got that feeling deep down telling you to hang on, it’s gonna be bad. Although, I must admit, it doesn’t take a psychic to know a trip to the Department of Motor […]
Thems my balls…
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I hurried around the house, looking for items to bring to the doctor’s office. I had the usual items in the diaper bag, but searched for items to distract and occupy Jake at his appointment. As I quickly tried to get at least one cup of coffee in my system, I said a silent prayer […]
The “Perfect” end to a “Perfect” Afternoon
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Today’s disasters were of my own making…again. This time my procrastination came back to bite me in the ass. Nearly seven years ago I got married. I changed my name with the DMV and mailed in our marriage license and name change form to the social security administration. Apparently the form and certificate were lost, […]
