just thinking….

I know it is only February, but this year has been exhausting. I’m not complaining. I am grateful for many, many things. It’s just that I’m a little tired already. I want to get all this out of me and in writing, because that is how I purge. So, with [...]

Movie night

So, Saturday, my husband and I took my son and his girlfriend to see Underworld. We totally love Underworld, so we were pretty psyched about seeing this movie. It starts out okay, but then some boneheaded parents had the absolute insolence to bring their 4 year old to this movie. It is [...]

why o why must the cow die?

This is a poem of the highest caliber written by my phenomenal son, Kegan:
At night I hear the screams,
of victims awakened from their dreams.
The sound of gunshots fill the night.
I wonder if I’ll survive my plight.
I bar the doors with wooden chairs,
to keep away from all their stares.
A can of mace, a forty five,
is all [...]