DAY 2: INTERLOCKING AFTER LOCKDOWNWe all find ourselves in a place where we have to choose our battles. We weigh our desired outcome of confrontation with the big picture and sometimes fighting for what we want isn’t worth the energy. Sidenote: this is the kindergarten level of parenting. Nothing will bring you to your breaking … Continue reading INTERLOCKING AFTER LOCKDOWN
Thirty Days of Thanks and Giving. DAY 14: TODAY’S TEMPERATURE Every morning when I walk into work I have to stop at the temperature station. In the shadow of COVID, one of the precautions requires that the thermometer reads below 100° or entry into the building is denied. I’m a substitute teacher. Students think I’m … Continue reading TODAY’S TEMPERATURE
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 11: SPIDEY STICK Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) has spidey sense, an extraordinary ability to sense imminent danger. I have a spidey stick. It’s not a superpower. It’s a stick. But it does keep me a step ahead of a certain imminent threat… the spider web. This year has … Continue reading SPIDEY STICK
NIGHTMARE ON DISCO DECKMolly the rescue dog and I just spent an hour soaking up the sun on the deck. I chose to engage in a conversation with her about Ludwig van Beethoven. I wanted to hook her with an intro to the St. Bernard Beethoven and it looked promising. I moved carefully to Beethoven’s … Continue reading CORONATINE DAY 11
*Threw in a load of towels. The kid’s bedroom funk was still hovering in the washer. Pushed start anyway. They’re his towels; no harm, no foul. *Built a $130.00 Walmart pick-up order around “Maytag Affresh” washing machine cleaner that promises to be ten times better than bleach. *Had plenty of time to do something different … Continue reading CORONATINE DAY 7
*9:30 am - Health Dept contacts me to say our COVID tests came back negative, but we have to remain in quarantine for the remainder of our 14 days. *Did the math. We're not halfway yet. *10:00 am - woke the kid from his fake sleeping and told him he was late for homeschool. Me … Continue reading CORONATINE DAY 6
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 … Continue reading CORONATINE
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 … Continue reading YESTERDAY I CRIED
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 … Continue reading ZOOM IN ON A GRIN
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