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No more Ron
Every year that stretch of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems to fly by before I know it, but this year (at least so far) has been an exception. I keep thinking to myself, “It’s not e...
Sparingly
I’ve been slow to write about Thanksgiving because I think I wanted to collect my thoughts. The day was simultaneously good and peculiar. Not necessarily bad, but definitely a little off. I was...
Smokey
I think I’m really looking forward to tomorrow. The four of us and Megan. No pressure. I haven’t even given much thought to what I’m going to make. I’ll go to the grocery store tonight and fi...
Neutral restrooms
We went to see a movie last night. I talk to a lot of people about going out to movie theaters and I’m always surprised when they respond that they never see films in the theater. It’s always b...
FitRec
Even though it’s not conveniently located for me, I usually work out at FitRec at BU. It’s easily the best gym facilities I’ve ever been to, and we have access to it because of some arrangement ...
Raking
I just bought the kids Christmas stockings with their photos on them because they’re so ridiculous I thought it was funny. This evening will be a leaf-raking extravaganza. I’ve told all three o...
The invite
Mercer baked some pumpkin cookies. He’s the baker in the family. The part of his brain that loves rules and order I think really appreciates that there are specific rules to baking. Everything...
Bra shopping
We took the T to the Pru. It’s easier than trying to park anywhere near there. The stop is not exactly close to the store I wanted to go to, so we had to walk a bit through a mall. We stopped ...
Tonight
So after officially deciding yesterday that we’d have Thanksgiving at home just the four of us, I announced it to the family over dinner and got general approval from everyone. I was actually ex...
Long enough
I feel like I’m getting mixed signals from Ron. He talked about how much he wanted to spend more time with me, and now it’s been a week since I’ve heard from him. I know I could be more proacti...
Someday
I walked through the door yesterday at home after a long stressful day in court to find Mercer and Megan (the neighbor) on the couch playing video games. I remember I stopped and stared at what ...
Calm
I feel like I checked out for the weekend. Olsen stayed at school all weekend, presumably crashing on couches or somewhere with her boyfriend. I didn’t hear much from her. It makes me a little...
Stranger
I got a strange woman in the grocery store yesterday calling out to me, “Aren’t you Olsen’s mom?” This is always alarming to me. I don’t like random strangers talking to me. I actually complet...
Activist
I think I’ve written before how Olsen has become a bit of an LGBTQ activist in the last year or so. I fully support her, of course, but I also can’t help but wonder what drew her to this since s...
Non-date
Is this weird? I asked Ron if he wanted to go out for dinner last night. This is the first time I’ve made an invite like that to him. Prior to yesterday, he was always the one asking me out. ...
The hike
I feel like I should write about the hike, but since I didn’t actually go on the hike I don’t have all that many details to share. Megan amuses me because she chooses to do everything in weird w...
Reusable toilet paper
7 years ago we were on a family vacation in San Francisco. I remember specifically we were waiting to ride a cable car for no particular reason other than that we were tourists and thought it wo...
Boyfriend
So Ron texted me yesterday about lunchtime. He apologized that this was such short notice and said that his firm was having a formal dinner party at the Four Seasons that night and was wondering...
The invite
I pulled Mercer aside yesterday and told him that I felt like as a whole family we’ve been bad about changing and washing the bed sheets as often as we should. I told him that I’d like him to ma...
Display case
A couple weeks ago when Olsen was heading out on her camping trip with her boyfriend, I was doing a little shopping and asked her if she wanted me to pick up anything for her. She thought about ...
Childish
I think it’s funny how people don’t give much thought to what they are saying before they say it. Slightly embarrassing story from work this morning: I used one of the more private restrooms in ...
Hairy
Years ago when my kids were all small I was on a mothering forum and chose the name for myself “happy hairy hippie.” Since then, it’s a name I’ve used a lot online. I think it’s a perfectly fai...
Bedwetter
I had the morning free today and was doing some straightening up around the house. I have mixed feelings about my children’s privacy. I like them to feel like they have their own space in their...
Dinner
Trying to come up with something that everyone likes for dinner last night, I settled on pasta. I made stuffed shells. I used a meat sauce because I was sure the Megan (the neighbor) would have...
Neighbor dinner
After writing an entry a few weeks ago about my neighbor it’s been on my mind to be more friendly to her. I wasn’t doing anything proactive about it. I wasn’t going to bake her cookies and deli...
