CORONATINE

CORONATINE DAY 3*Sent home from work because I was exposed to my husband 3 days before… turns out he’s positive for the Rona.*Cried a lot and ate a cheeseburger*Watched The Real Housewives. CORONATINE DAY 4*Parked at the orange cones in front of the Heath Dept. Secretly wondered if my fine would be doubled for speeding …

YESTERDAY I CRIED

Yesterday I cried. Not constantly, just several times throughout the whole day. The kind of cry where the tears come and I can’t stop them but I do. I didn’t reach the ugly cry. My eyes weren’t puffy and purple and burning. I wiped just enough tears off my cheeks to smooth out my makeup …

ZOOM IN ON A GRIN

This is how I’ve seen his face for the past three weeks: a screen between us. But today I saw THIS! A smile. A genuine, eye-sparkling, teeth showing, leaning in smile! You know what he was smiling at? Not another YouTube video. Not a win on a video game. Not even a friend’s message on …

SIGNS OF VICTORY

Towns across America, large and small, have a certain electricity in the air during football season. I work at a small school district in a small town. Friday Night Lights begins when the first bell rings on Friday morning. Our players walk the halls in their jerseys. The Cheerleaders gather in the library to make …

MY PARKA

I'm just a little giddy to finally be an official Friday Night Lights mom. It was the last game in the regular season. Ninth grade players joined the big guys… stood out there with that senior high team in a showdown with our fiercest rivals. And we took the win! Warriors are headed to the …

FORGOTTEN

Today’s list of the forgotten: glasses, school clothes, football mouthguard, and epi-pens. I’d like to say it’s unusual for my son to forget that many things in one day. I’d like to say that’s where today’s list will end, but I also like to say, “day ain’t over yet”. If he forgets only one thing …

All In On The Sideline

(originally posted October 25, 2018) This is an excerpt from the "thirty days of thanks, thirty days of giving" series I posted on my Facebook in November. Football practice started last week and I'm re-posting at the request of friends who don't have Facebook. #thirtydaysofthanks #thirtydaysofgiving Day 1: Just under a year ago, I found …