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

Anxiety, Life, Photography, Soul Homework, Writing

a year of selfies

in January, i mentioned that i wanted to start taking more selfies. january i don't often like pictures of me. particularly in pictures taken by others. if memes and social media are any indication, i am not alone. source that same month, i was told that I looked pregnant. it was a sarcastic remark (and I've been called far… Continue reading a year of selfies

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

Birds, Books, Favorite Things, Grief, Life, Pets, Photography, Soul Homework, Universe, What I Kept

what i kept – november 2023

these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of november. click here to read previous posts. school buses are orange, not yellow. am i wrong? source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWOuWuxL_kA look at how biscuits looks after buddy. by the way, buddy is fine now. this was a few weeks ago. source source source source source source… Continue reading what i kept – november 2023

Family, Favorite Things, Food, Life

what i love about the holidays

little white lights on the tree planes, trains, and automobiles going to the city for lunch and shopping with the girls and mike the day before thanksgiving christkindlmarket the smells from my mom's kitchen on thanksgiving day homemade cinnamon rolls on christmas morning my dad's spaghetti and meatballs on christmas eve driving around and looking… Continue reading what i love about the holidays