Tag Archives: Sassy

Enrichment Excursion

Posted on May 25, 2015 by joey

We’re not cookin out today. There’s talk of chicken. Although Moo’s hung up on eating at the place of the best homophobic chicken sammiches, I’m leanin toward fried, or maybe tinga (thanks, Sherry.) I’m makin a simple strawberry dessert. Do … Continue reading →

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Pressed to Find Gratitude

Posted on May 18, 2015 by joey

Years ago, I read several books by Thich Nhat Hanh because the first one was so helpful that I couldn’t resist reading more of them. Soon after, my life was taken over by baby books and then babies. I think … Continue reading →

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You’re Safe with a Man in the House

Posted on May 15, 2015 by joey

Like a lot of kids, if I woke up scared, I’d head to my parents’ bedroom. Like a lot of parents, they grew annoyed, and began to forbid it. I have memories of them carefully lifting their feet over me, … Continue reading →

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P is for Preposterous

Posted on April 18, 2015 by joey

When I was carrying Sassy, Sissy was in the first grade. Sissy came home from school and told me she knew how that baby got in there and how disgusting she thought it was. She said a boy at school told … Continue reading →

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The Doors (and not the groovy kind)

Posted on March 31, 2015 by joey

Some of my fellow bloggers post pictures of beautiful or interesting doors on Thursdays. I’m over here writin about door fail on a Tuesday. Home improvement bloggers are all, “It’s such a relief to have changed all my doorknobs to oil-rubbed … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday — If It Looks Like a Parrot…

Posted on February 18, 2015 by joey

As we strolled through a zoo in Naples, Florida, some parrots said, “Hello? Hello?” so preschool Sassy turned to ask my mother, “Is it a wrong number?” One-Liner Wednesdays are brought to you by LindaGHill

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Finding the Painting

Posted on February 10, 2015 by joey

As I wrote in my Happiness post the other day, joy came to me when I found the painting. Vague, huh? Because it has a story. I’m sure it has a much longer, more interesting story before my section of its story … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Dying First

Posted on February 4, 2015 by joey

Oh I know, you think I want to die first so I can escape the pain of mourning my husband. That would certainly be a grand perk, but I told you before, I am not a romantic. I have practical … Continue reading →

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Meat and Me and Moo and Stew

Posted on January 27, 2015 by joey

For a long time, Moo never ate meat. I don’t know why. I never asked. Having been a vegetarian for six years, this never bothered me. There are always people who comment about how important it is to eat meat … Continue reading →

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We Can Just Cut It Off

Posted on October 28, 2014 by joey

Whenever I post stories of what I think are normal childhood things, there’s always some person who comments about how horrible it is, or how children shouldn’t be exposed to such things, so let me preface this by saying that … Continue reading →

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