DISTRACTION FROM THE SUCK

I can attribute my recent lack of posts to the fact that I prefer to write about the more humorous, good stuff that happens, but there has simply been a terrible lack of things of that nature occurring anywhere near me.  In fact, it just keeps getting worse & worse.
I will post a few pics [...]

AND THEN YOU GET OVER IT

This is part two of the stressful road trip to California.  For Part One: LIFE SUCKS, please click back one.
The funeral was held at St. Ignatius church in San Francisco where John had actually gone to school and his old principal even presided over the service.  It was a giant and beautiful church which was [...]

LIFE SUCKS

This is the story of how in one weekend I went to a funeral to mourn the death of a 45 year old man and then went to a birthday party to celebrate the life of my 90 year old Grandma; but first I broke my car trying to get from Seattle to San Francisco [...]

CAKE FACED

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, MY BEAUTIFUL BOY!

1919

Happy 90th birthday to my Grandma, the woman who taught me to be tolerant,  to include EVERYONE and to always keep my chest warm! 

Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind

9/11 just became more tragic for my family as we lost a friend yesterday morning in a motorcycle accident.  His name was John.  He was one of my brother’s best friends.  He was a teacher who just started a new job and was running late. 
I have known him as long as I can remember and [...]

OINK OINK

I have not been able to update because I have been very sick and have not wanted to just blather on in disgusting detail. Today is day 17 of my illness. Parts of me are feeling better and other parts are feeling worse. I am certain it is the swine flu as I have run the [...]

FOUR EYES

I wish I could say the experience of getting glasses for Finn, who is not yet two years old, has been a piece of cake, but it has been a bit of a nightmare from the get-go.
A few months ago, I noticed that Finn’s right eye turned in dramatically toward his nose whenever he was [...]

THE MONSTER KITE IS CHASING YOU

Ten years in a relationship with one person is an awfully lengthy time, so we commemorated the occasion with a long weekend on the spectacular Oregon coast. On the drive there, I realized something about Sasha: he is simply the nicest person in the world; he will do anything for anybody…except allow you to merge [...]

We Were Promised Jetpacks