My husband and I were sitting on the swing the other night talking about what we were most excited/nervous about in the upcoming move. We’re leaving the house we raised our kids in to downsize: less rooms, less house, less yard. I’m sad whenever I think about losing my yard and overwhelming garden, but I’m Read More
Category: Family
Parents, kids, war of the sexes and all the other strife that is better than being alone
All the places I’ve run
It has been a very busy summer — mostly in August. I’m running R4HG again and kicked off training this spring in Bend, OR. It was so idyllic to start training that way. At one point I stopped to take a picture of a swan. (And then she promptly squawked, honked and chased every other Read More
Las Vegas Atmosphere
Las Vegas is my husband’s least favorite city to travel on business. Last week, I joined him for a couple nights to make it suck less. (His words.) You can watch the off-the-strip recruiters look you, and then purposefully not offer the advertisements they offer to men who aren’t with their wives. The thing Read More
Goodbye Jayne Cobb
One week today we lost our kitty, Jayne Cobb. He was not wanted when he showed up, less than a handful of matted, dirty hair. I didn’t realize I was a cat person until he spent the last three years following me around every morning (making that precious grumble Maine Coon cats make) until I Read More
Is Pornography Infidelity?
My husband and I have been counseling married and about-to-be-married couples for several years now. Neither of us are educated in the world’s standards for psychology, so my opinion is that of a layman. One thought I hear consistently from females is, “Will I be enough for him, will I be able to keep him Read More