Up until yesterday, when Chris would spend weekends with us, he would sleep the last night at our house, get up at 3:30 a.m. (in military-speak, oh-too-early), and leave between 4:00 and 4:30 so he could be on the job by 7:00. Yesterday, he left at 3:30 in the afternoon, with the last of [...]
Archive for February, 2007
Life Begins at 27
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2007 | 5 Comments »
On the Move
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, we helped our son move into his new apartment.
It was a two-hour drive, one way, half of it along an interstate highway with high cross-winds, and skiers blasting past us at warp speed. We did all right until Chris pulled over — in an area with no shelter — and started tugging at [...]
Profile Pic
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I think I have finally managed to add a profile pic.
People who know me will say the resemblance is striking.
Meet Molly
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Here she is: http://www.toyota.com.matrix Just as red as in the photo. Yowza. As my sister says, “You’ll certainly be visible.”
Molly was an emergency purchase, when Bobo, her predecessor, blew a gasket. I’m having a hard time finding a link to Ford Escorts, but Bobo — short for Boris the Blue [...]
The Domestic Meme
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Cribbed from Mimi’s blog. Actually, I ended up going to the source, someone called Rosemary, because somehow Mimi lost some of the letters of the alphabet. Apparently this is supposed to be called the “Domestic Goddess” meme, but as anyone who knows me knows, I don’t Do goddesses. Call it the “Domestic [...]
A Revelation, I Think
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I posted this as a “meditation” (how stuffy, but I don’t know what else to call it) to the OrthWomen’s list yesterday. It went over well there, so I thought I’d copy it here.
Just thinking over the weekend about ourChris, and the incredible turns his life has taken: We would never have dreamed, [...]
I Am Still Here
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s been so long since I posted that I had to verify my username and password. That’ll teach me.
You can probably assess the activity in my life by the activity on my blog, which is to say, when the blog is quiet, the life is zooming off into the far reaches of the galaxy. [...]