I just heard my husband use “i.e.” in a sentence on the phone today. It stopped me cold, i.e. shivers, nausea, disbelief, pride, fear (who is this guy?). Mondays: Not the man you married anymore.
Month: October 2016
Revering Revere Ware
After ten years of loyalty to them, last night resulted in an unsatisfying go-round with TiVo’s technical and customer support and, therefore, we are severing ties and moving on. In other household item news, one of my favorite pots lost its handle due to old age. I thought that this…
Driven To Therapy
Since losing my vision I have had to rely on people to give me rides to appointments My husband, his mom and my closest friends are incredibly generous in shuttling me around. I am so grateful and never take a mile for granted. Although I don’t dwell on it, I…
Not Vicious But Confounding
We take a shower or bath. We get clean. We use a clean towel to dry ourselves. We hang up the towel to dry. Then, whatever our personal timeframe, we wash the towel. The aliens are laughing at us.
Sister Rain Want Antibiotics?
It’s silly, but in my defense I am a bird mom. Today I saw a new physician assistant at my doctor’s office. Her name was Polly.
My Big Earie October
You would think that spending a day in our local hospital, being transported to one of the nation’s top hospitals in Philadelphia via ambulance at midnight, a week’s stay at said hospital, having just about every medical test there is, including the reputation-precedes-it spinal tap or lumber puncture, your choice,…
Putting Up The Curtain On Our Marriage
A single woman in her 20s recently asked me the secret to a long and happy marriage. I thought it was cute she thinks my husband and I are happy. Next year we will be married 25 years and we have been through an awful lot together: unemployment, money worries,…
Chim Chim Cher-ee
So today this happened: Well, there was only one. And he wasn’t dancing. And he didn’t speak cockney. Not nighttime either. No nanny flying via umbrella. But, oh, the songs and the dancing! My mom loved when Dick Van Dyke danced with the animated penguins. I actually think that began…
They’re Going To Throw The To Do List At Him
On Saturday morning my husband was making his weekend To Do list in his phone and asked me if I had anything I needed him to get done. I asked him to create a season pass on TiVo for the new HBO series, Divorce. I then said, “Nothing better happen to…