We need to have a talk. It’s about something important. It’s about who your parents are. You've noticed, I'm sure, that sometimes I treat you differently than your older siblings. Well, there’s a reason for that. You're old enough now, and it’s time we talked about it. You have a different mom than the other … Continue reading A letter to the baby of the family
Month: February 2018
BELOVED MINIVAN DIES, FAMILY REMEMBERS
BALTIMORE, MD (February 9, 2018) Minivan Thompson has died, having lost a lengthy and courageous battle with the Maryland Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program. She was 14 years and 181,584 miles old. A 2005 Town & Country whose green color was enigmatically called "Magnesium" by the Chrysler Corporation, Minnie was born in Fairway, Kansas, a suburb of … Continue reading BELOVED MINIVAN DIES, FAMILY REMEMBERS
Wavy glass
I am an old house person. To clarify, it is the house is in this sentence is old, not the person. It's not that I'm not an old person; I absolutely am, as evidenced—and rather unkindly harped upon on a daily basis, I might add—by the magnifying mirror I had installed in my bathroom when I was … Continue reading Wavy glass
College for the caboose
We're on a college visit for the caboose. If this sounds fun, exciting, or even mildly interesting, let me remind you that I am in my fourth round of this game, one that began a lifetime ago, in 2007. The three oldest kids were closer in age, and we did college visits and applications in … Continue reading College for the caboose
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