Confessions

On Lives Less Broken

August 16, 2011

I remember holding the little stick in my hands, watching in shock as a faint pink line bled across the window. I remember staring at it.  Shaking it.  Waiting for it to clear.  So sure that it would. I remember throwing it in the trash, only to go back to it over and over again.  [...]

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5 Food Guidelines We Live By

August 2, 2011

We are a family of peculiar eating habits.  And by peculiar I mean that we {I} go to great lengths to ensure that we’re not ingesting a bunch of pesticides and chemicals and “food products” with ingredients that are more fit to be found under the kitchen sink than inside our bodies.  My children are [...]

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Say Cheese

August 1, 2011

There’s this thing I do.  I’m having a hard time finding a word for it because the one word that springs to mind isn’t quite right.  Combative. Not quite right because by definition it means: ready or inclined to fight.  That I am not.  I am, however, one who is ready and willing to call [...]

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Where I’m From

June 27, 2011

I am from glowing candles on a Van de Kamps cake, from Ford and rollie pollies. I am from the mint green duplex on the corner… 415…the cracked stucco, the stoop with no rail. I am from the lilac bush hollowed out like a fort, the purple petals raining down like wishes falling from the [...]

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Hey Miss Grumpy Pants

June 21, 2011

You know how some people look back at old pictures of themselves and lament flashing a cheesy smile or a goofy grin?  Me?  Not so much.  As I flipped through yesteryear’s photos I quickly noticed a common thread.  I mean, besides the atrocious fashion choices and unfortunate hairstyles.  I noticed a grimace.  Looking at these [...]

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The Unfortunate Period

June 20, 2011

I keep a Rubbermaid drawer full of mementos and newspaper clippings and notes from the past tucked away in the rear of my closet.  It’s stuffed to the gills.  So much so that I can barely even open it anymore without a plastic ear from my special embroidered “Mom” Mickey hat popping out.  But because [...]

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My Deep Dark Secret

May 15, 2011

It’s me, Jeff–everyone’s favorite Guest Blogger!  I’m trying to rebound from my last guest spot in which I shared a questionable photo.  I’m hoping that today’s post is closer to my original magic, but I’ll leave that to you to decide.  Without further ado, here it goes: As for Darcie, she’s still alive. I promise. [...]

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