My friend ran away for an hour when she was young to tell some girls why she couldn’t play with them. When she came home, her mom and dad made her sit on the front curb while they had a meeting without her, to discuss whether they would allow her back in the family. I continue reading…
Category: Family
Parents, kids, war of the sexes and all the other strife that is better than being alone
Grace bombs for the long haul
I’ve heard the LGBTQ+ community showers people with love-bombs. But I don’t think they’re only group who accepts converts and postulants with rejoicing. The LDS church here in Boise sent a crew to help us move and bring dinner, even though we did not attend their church. The church we attended didn’t send anyone. Well, continue reading…
Creating Teams Through Gossip
I’ve been slowly working my way through a book titled Raising the Perfect Child through Guilt and Manipulation by comedian Elizabeth Beckwith. It’s ranting, witty, and irreverent. (If you have a problem with bad language it isn’t for you.) From the beginning of the book she sets down the foundation of raising your kids this continue reading…
What would you change in your life?
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 continue reading…
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 continue reading…