Sugar does not enjoy the pet carrier. I mean, I totally get it. What living thing enjoys being shoved into a crate and carted around to who the heck knows where but it’s probably not anywhere good or fun, but still. Sugar FUHreaks out. Like demonic. Like he needs an exorcist. Good times, [...]
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One morning as The Kid poured herself some cereal, she said to no one in particular: I LIKE LIFE WITH A CAT. I do, too. Surprisingly. I hoped at best that Sugar the impulsively adopted cat from the Longmont Humane Society would adore The Kid and be something cute for me to look [...] Guess who thought it would be fun to shovel the foot of snow we got overnight? Afterwards, she came inside, her cheeks pink and cold and her brow sweaty, and said: HOLY SH*TZ, THAT WAS HARD. Our heads both snapped up and we looked at each other with stunned surprise. I tried [...] Learn about #Reverb11 here.
December 17. LOL: Who or what makes you laugh? This week, it’s this video called “Shit Girls Say.” I cannot stop watching it and guffawing. Probably because this shiz hits home. Nerd alert: I find the editing of this video short absolutely key to the humor, from repetitive [...] Learn about #Reverb11 here. December 10. Give: Please tell us more about the best gift given to you this last year. Or perhaps you would like to tell us about one you gave.
One weekend this fall, I found myself wandering in the rain in nearby downtown Estes Park, Colorado. Not just any rain, [...] In simpler times. News flash: The Kid is getting wise to Santa, if you know what I mean. I can just hear the collective disappointment across the Interwebz. I know, I know … I feel it, too. Le sigh. By the time a child stops freaking out on the lap of [...] Remember when I signed on to run the Living History Farms race in Iowa? Alas, it was not meant to be. Once again, my well orchestrated plans went to hell in a handbasket days before the race, but this time I took the path of least resistance and decided to opt out. Which admittedly [...] Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I hope you are having a lovely holiday, in whatever way that bring you happiness and gratitude. Even if it’s not perfect, I hope you can find joy in the smallest ways. The Kid and I ventured off to the Midwest for the week. Not the most glamorous place, I [...] One day when The Kid was about three years old and I was getting her dressed to go to preschool and I put her in an outfit we had worn before — khaki pants and a darling gray and sage striped polo, very Gap — she suddenly looked down at herself with such [...]  |
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