On our flight to Florida, I sat next to a pregnant woman. She was nice. She had a two-year old child, and we ended up chatting about our kids and how to travel with them. She also talked about her pregnancy experience and ... I was really resentful. (Only internally, of course. I'm sure she didn't… Continue reading Not This Again
Month: February 2016
Six Years
My friend Colleen texted me this afternoon, out of the blue, and reminded me that six years ago this morning, I was being wheeled into surgery to have a pesky lymph node removed. It was another step on a journey that started two years before when my family doctor said the words, "Unfortunately, the biopsy… Continue reading Six Years
Comfortably Numb
Our hero had his first experience with dental numbing today. He was brave and tough and all that good stuff, but who cares because he's hilarious. He got numb on both sides of the mouth, so he can't say Bs or Ps. (This is, by the way, a reenactment of one of the first things… Continue reading Comfortably Numb
Rest
This is my newest work. I call it Boys Strangled By Seatbelts. This is what they did on the way to the airport this afternoon, which was a mercy. They are so tired. There is only so much fun you can have before your circuits just go right up in flames. They were in… Continue reading Rest
The Land of Sunshine and Toilet Bowls
It's like this: We thought about taking a trip during which no member of our immediate family spent a day praying to the porcelain god, but we were afraid if we did that, no one would believe it was actually us. The good news is that it's already happened - both kids went down over Sunday… Continue reading The Land of Sunshine and Toilet Bowls