Monthly Archive: December 2010

07
Dec
2010

MY FIRST TEENAGER

I never really thought about what it would mean, 13 years ago, when you were born…that at some point you would grow UP. Grow beyond, pass me with a smile and a wave and that glint of mischief in your eye. I mean, I KNEW it was coming, but it wasn’t any kind of tangible real thing then. That you would grow from a baby with the most darling feet and dimple to a toddler to a child to a preadolescent to a TEENAGER. Now you’re in 7th grade. You’re thirteen! You’re the most amazing person and all I can...

04
Dec
2010

CONFESSIONS

As it stands right now, I could never be a vegetarian because: mmmmmmmmm, bacon. I have zero interest in the dream you had last night. My favorite holiday used to be Halloween, now it’s Christmas. My favorite time of year used to be autumn, now it’s spring. Both of these changes are due to 14 years of living in Sweden. None of the people I care about most, besides my husband and children, live in the same country as me. I spend much more time playing Spider Solitaire or Sword of Fargoal than anyone suspects. I’d rather chew off my...

01
Dec
2010

BLIZZARDEK

Staring into hyperspace snow for 40 minutes while simultaneously trying to keep the edge of the road in sight is VERY nerve-wracking. Why is it every time I have to drive somewhere in the evening it’s in white-out conditions? I keep hoping that the constant wind that is piling up drifts of snow will eventually blow it all out of the driveway and I won’t have to shovel. Or that I can at least put it off until Anders gets home on Friday…muahahahaha! Extremely aggravated that my husband’s car is nice and toasty and UN-ICED-UP in the garage while the...

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