I forgot to bring Sharkie. I remembered the suits, the towels, the swimming diapers. I even remembered to shave my legs. But it’s been months since I’ve been to a pool. I was out of practice with the mental packing list. Our extended family owns a condominium. In the center of the complex is a building equipped […]
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I had news to share with Michael about a home improvement project. I had made phone calls and gotten some estimates. I wanted his attention. I wanted to brainstorm. He gave me his attention. He put on his Project Manager cap and told me about things called budgets and timelines and needing a plan and […]
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When Michael and I speak about selling our house, the kids get sad and tell us they don’t want us to sell. They want to stay. They like their room, their best friends living down the street. “We don’t want another house,” they protest. “We like it here.” This is a normal response. Change is […]
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Eric and Lisa married young, the summer after their high school graduation. I met them through Michael when we were dating. As couples, we spent a lot of time together, dining on prime rib and visiting strip clubs. Eric and Lisa decided she would go to graduate school. Once she finished her degree and started […]
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Taking care of teeth is serious stuff. Especially if you’re a toddler who loves her Sesame Street characters. At bedtime, Reece snuggles her cup of toothbrushes and toothpaste as if she were holding a Cabbage Patch doll. “Special,” she says. She fell in love with her toothpaste with Elmo on the bottle in the store. […]
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abundance in the boondocks 