New normal: week 3

Shortly after Tony the Tiger finishes telling us “it’s grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat” an announcer’s voice reminds us that “Frosted Flakes are part of a balanced breakfast.”  I’ve always found that amusing, part of breakfast? Not at my house. The bowl of cereal, the poptart, the nutrigrain bar is breakfast in its entirety. I grew up that way, [...]

Now and forever

Upon learning that we were to become parents again, ex and I reacted with the cool, calm aplomb that comes from having survived five years with child number one. Or rather, having had child number one survive with us. Our most common refrain was something along the lines of “well we didn’t kill the first [...]

I remember

He called.
Him, you know, the one that threw me under the bus and then ran over me a few times just for effect. Yes, that him, most recent companion turned companion- to -someone -else -at -the -same -time (geez I’ve got a track record…)
But I digress.
He called, and it was really quite kind, he didn’t have [...]

New normal.

I tried out for the cheerleading squad in the seventh grade. Me, the girl who can’t walk and chew gum at the same time tried to jump and twirl and clap and chant, in sync with other girls, in sync with myself. Needless to say I didn’t make the team. It was no great disappointment, [...]

New Normal

Driving home from school with my youngest today the radio was interrupted by the sounds of the Emergency Broadcasting System. The horn like noise followed by the beeps followed by more horns then the robotic voice dispensing the information that severe weather was headed our way. I knew that already, as I’d seen the lightning [...]