December 2011
1 post
November 2011
1 post
Dog Seizure
I heard this awful noise, like teeth chattering. I looked down at Zoey and her eyes were rolled in the back of her head and her tongue was sticking out and she appeared to be shaking, and my heart started racing, and I jumped and put my hand on her head…
then she woke up. She was just dreaming. But for a second there, I really thought she was having a dog seizure.
October 2011
1 post
Conversations with My Husband
Bryant always kicks the covers off and pushes the sheet towards my side of the bed. Last night:
Me: Do you not like the sheet? You always kick it off.
Bryant: No, I love the sheet! I even made a nickname for it…SHEETY, not to be confused with my nickname for the toliet, SHITTY!
July 2011
2 posts
June 2011
22 posts
On Character: A Blog Post →
Absent Mothers
I’m sitting at the dog park (yes, I know, I am there A LOT) and these two cute little kids are on the outside of the fence looking at Franny and Zoey. They are whispering to each other and slowing inching closer and then running back. A few minutes goes by and their Mom shows up. She starts asking me questions about them and asking me what kind they are and how much they were…the...
Marriage
Me: did you fix the filing cabinet? How did you do that? I thought we were missing pieces for it.
Him: We were but remember when we were at Ikea in Portland and I ordered them, I just didn’t put it together until now
Me: OMG. That was forever ago
Him: No it wasn’t, 6 months maybe
Me: That was last JUNE! You are a lazy ass.
Him: Don’t call me lazy, I put it together. It took...
Big City Conversations with My Husband
Husband got his hair cut yesterday at a local salon.
Him: they didn’t do a very good job
Me: its not terrible, a little long on top, was the lady nice?
Him: yeah….
Me: was she Asian or Indian?
Him: no, I have reason to believe it was a salon for black people, but she was white so I can’t draw that conclusion
Me: ????
Him: well the white girl was doing my hair, the other...
May 2011
4 posts
Conversations with Husband
Situation: A lot of broken glass in a box. Husband acting like he will pee his pants if he doesn’t leave for Starbucks this instant.
Me: just wait a second and help me with this, I’m going to try to dump it in the bag, you think that will work?
Husband: oh! you should get tape!
Me: I like the way you think…sometimes.
Husband: why did you have to use a qualifier for that?
Me: I...
March 2011
2 posts
“After great pain, a formal feeling comes—
The nerves sit ceremonious, like...”
– Emily Dickinson (via cassie—leigh)
February 2011
2 posts
Car Maintenance Continued...
Them: you should replace your air filters, this is how dirty they are
Me: uh, I don’t know anything about this stuff
Them: blank stare
Me: How important is this?
Them: this one is the air you breathe, this is the filter for the engine. One is for your health, one is the engines health, both very important.
Me: ok if you say so.
Them: do you understand what I’m saying?
Me: yes!...
Car Maintenance
I’m sitting at Toyota watching yo gabba gabba, which is ironic because I was singing about how much I love sandwiches and food in my tummy a mere 2 hours ago with a co worker. The last few minutes of conversation in review:
Them: So you have our lifetime maintenance?
Me: yeah. Though that’s a long time to commit so I’m impressed with my marriage to my vehicle.
Them: blank...
January 2011
8 posts
Conversations with my Husband
Our washer broke, and water has been sitting in it for 2 days. Mr. Fix it came today…
Gmail Chat:
Bryant: fixed it. A hair pin was stuck in it.
Me: Haha I can’t believe my obby pin would break it!
Bryant: obby or bobby? Like the smelly kid?
Me: BOBBY!
Bryant: oh good, because the water in there smells like an obby
Call Maury.
kellyoxford:
One of these things is not like the others.
Who is Khloe’s father? For real. I mean, I don’t want to be mean or anything -honestly- but here they are posing for photos so we can see them, so why not discuss the first thing that comes to mind?
this made me laugh. I don’t know why. maybe its the call maury tag line.
fragmented childhood memories-for curious minds... →
I blogged. Happy New Year People. →
December 2010
3 posts
November 2010
2 posts
October 2010
8 posts
On Family
I really love having guests, but I especially love when it’s family. My parents are coming to Oregon in 45 minutes and I love that we’ll be under one roof again…even if it’s just for a few days. When I went home this summer it felt like I’d time traveled back to childhood. Sleeping in my old house, letting my Dad make me breakfast. But this time is different. They are...
