Family, Grief, Life, Writing

i’m the tree and the blanket

my friend nicole once wrote a good analogy about how we are all the charlie brown tree. https://girlinaboyhouse.com/2020/12/sometimes-youre-the-charlie-brown-christmas-tree-sometimes-youre-linus-blanket-forty-weeks-in/ side note- if you've never seen a charlie brown christmas, this won't make sense. but, i highly recommend watching it just for the soundtrack. we learned 11 days ago that my dad had some potentially scary things inside… Continue reading i’m the tree and the blanket

Blogging, Family, Favorite Things, Life, Marriage, Pets, Soul Homework, Tater Tots, Writing

screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 57

if you’re new to my blog, welcome! here is an explanation of the tater tot post. healing xray after cast removal. you can see his new body parts in this picture. 😊 mike's surgeon gave him the all-clear two weeks ago, and he no longer has to wear his boot! he's now in physical therapy 1-2 times… Continue reading screw it, i’m eating tater tots – episode 57

Family, Favorite Things, Food

my favorite christmas candy

i've mentioned one of my favorite christmas treats (special k candy) on my blog before. in one of my 100 things i love posts, and more recently in my where i'm from poem. every christmas, my mother and grandmother would make this, and i usually preferred buckeyes over it. but as i grew older, my favorite… Continue reading my favorite christmas candy

Blogging, Favorite Things, Garden, Grief, Humor, Life, Migraine, Nonsense, Universe

imperfectly perfect things

i've noticed that i rarely write on here at random. i always plan my posts out ahead of time. but, because our routine is out of the ordinary, i feel like posting out of the ordinary. look at me being a rebel. also, i am not capitalizing today. here are some perfectly imperfect thoughts that… Continue reading imperfectly perfect things

Blogging, Family, Favorite Things, Grief, Tater Tots, Universe

Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots – Episode 54

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. Ditty about titty In my previous post, I mentioned that my beloved car was sick. I wanted to write about it, but I didn't want to write an entire post with the word "titty" in the title because whoo boy. Here's what… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots – Episode 54