Tag Archives: The Mister

This Year Has Been About Change. Apparently.

Posted on December 1, 2021 by joey

No, I did not die. I did not get divorced. I did not move to a shack in the woods. I last wrote to you in March, before our family took a trip to The ATL because our youngest daughters … Continue reading →

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It’s Been Sunny and So I Am

Posted on February 27, 2021 by joey

I woke up kinda late this morning. My hair and I had a rough night because we dreamt of an invasion of tiny but electric-shooting-and-stinging cephalopods (why doesn’t Google know that word?) all over my house which caused me to … Continue reading →

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Halloween Hello

Posted on October 31, 2020 by joey

First things first, I still hate the block editor and instead I’m coming from edits in my dashboard to avoid it. I forget which clever blogger wrote that option, but thank you. I don’t know how long this will be … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Complain. Wasn’t Tuesday.

Posted on April 22, 2020 by joey

Somethin is wrong with The Mister. He cleaned our gutters! and repaired our gutters! Then he pruned our apple trees!!! and cut up the fallen branches in the yard!!! He weed-whacked and mowed the grass. Did I ask him to … Continue reading →

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Not Happy, but Fortunate

Posted on March 20, 2020 by joey

Overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings, don’t even know where or how to begin. There are intuitive people who know everything is connected far beyond what the eye can see, and then there are other people. Not a real fan of … Continue reading →

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Twas a Tuesday, Twas

Posted on January 7, 2020 by joey

My morning began by discovering Diva Furnace failure. Happens every year. I went to work, “Mentor, what happens at my house every winter?” and she knew. She didn’t have to guess twice or anything. Diva Furnace has been meeting temps … Continue reading →

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The Purple Monkeys in the Trees

Posted on January 5, 2020 by joey

The ramblings of children, while often entertaining, can be exhausting. Of course, I was an exceptional child and all the things I had to say were breathtakingly interesting and important, and I wanted my parents to listen. I would begin, … Continue reading →

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I Believe in Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2019 by joey

Can you believe my girls are at swim practice on Christmas Eve morning? Can you believe The Mister’s at work? Can you believe I’m home? I am! I’ve been home a lot for four days and often by myself. Well, … Continue reading →

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The Craptastic Week that Was

Posted on November 9, 2019 by joey

That title is inspired by John Holton. I had a crap week. My family and my colleagues had a crap week, too. I haven’t had time to talk to other people to find out if their weeks were crap, because … Continue reading →

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In the Eleventh Hour of the Tenth Month

Posted on October 27, 2019 by joey

I had THE BEST weekend. I love this time of year. I know it’s such a basic bitch thing to say, but fall is the very best, and when I was homesick, missing fall almost killed me. I wish this … Continue reading →

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