Four years ago today, my mother died. Today is pretty good. Yesterday was pretty bad. Yesterday, I wanted to crawl under my desk, turn off the lights, and shut the door to my office. I didn't. I had a Dairy Queen Blizzard for lunch instead. I got home and waved the babysitter away, and stretched… Continue reading Backward and Forward
Month: June 2018
Morning People
"Good morning, sunshine!" It was my husband speaking. "Shhhhh," I said. Or "mmmmphh." Or maybe I didn't say anything at all. Words are hard. "It's going to be a nice day!" he said. So loud. Why is he so loud? It was my own fault. The night before, I told him I needed to be… Continue reading Morning People