The Wink

Anniversorry

Yup. I blew it. Yesterday was our two year anniversary. “Deedley-Beep, ” went my phone. “Let a guy buy ya a cup of anniversary joe?” he says with playful air. “Ah, crap.” I said without hitting the talk button, my head lowered, eyes closed, feeling like failure and it wasn’t even 10am. My co-workers were shocked I hadn’t [...]

Nothing but blue skies. 

I was not fiddling with that carbon monoxide detector. Honest. 

Friday

Every once in a while you get to Friday and you just feel incredible, I mean little kid incredible. Remember the kind of excitement you had as a kid? A back to school shopping excursion, a new toy, a trip to the movies, sitting in the front seat. I’ve got that today. Partly because yesterday [...]

Just look at this little face! She’d only been awake for about ten minutes, you can still see the early morning puff on her face and the glassy eyes. Yet there she is, sitting and posing for her mama! Too good for words. 

Monday Morning Reds

If it’s not the blues, it’s the reds, right? It is absolutely gorgeous today. It’s the kind of day that would make even the least imaginative person want to escape to the park to lie beneath a big, leafy tree and stare up at the blue sky, calling out with delight the different shapes made by [...]

Good Night Moon

A bed time story, tucking you in, kisses good night, sweet dreams. Hogwash, I say. A kicking legs, top of the lungs wailing, teary faced gauntlet I say. Over three hours, yes three hours, trying to get my precious little Briar to sleep last night. Gone was the compliant, eager to please, sweet dispositioned, angel baby. No coos, [...]

Sticky June

Still humid here. The furniture feels damp, the skin on my face feels like it did in high school for those 2 weeks that I worked at KFC, and things have gone from mildly annoying to “Oh my god would you please knock it off” annoying. Seriously though, the weather needs to change. The skies [...]

My dad also listens when I do the talking. 

Sometimes my dad tells me secrets.