“The years that lie behind you, with all their struggles and pains, will in time be remembered only as the way that led to your new life. Then, also, the need to tell your story will become less pressing. You will see that you are no longer there: the past is gone, the pain has
The judge yelled at me. But first, let me backtrack and tell you that my ex actually showed up, which is always a surprise. And by “showed up,” I mean he logged into zoom court. Yes, you read that right, ZOOM COURT. Our town now is holding court by Zoom and it’s SUPER WEIRD. Imagine
For any of you who have followed this blog from the beginning, you know before the amazing husband I have now, my first husband of 8-years disappeared. He told me he was running to the store, and then proceeded to quit his job, empty the bank account, leave his car in a parking lot, shut
The anniversary of the day my 1st husband nearly killed us and then vanished is a day that I can’t seem to forget. For a long time that day haunted me. How do you forget a day like that? You can’t unfortunately. You can’t, thankfully. That anniversary day was yesterday and although I remember it
A card came in the mail today, with a return address reflecting my former maiden name. Immediately, I panicked a bit. “Why is my ex-family sending me a card? Who would even be sending it?” The return address didn’t look familiar, and as far as I know, nobody from my family lives in the town
Gosh darn, it’s been a while since I’ve posted any recipes on here! I’ve made a definite transition over to Facebook, as you probably noticed, but in the interests of keeping these recipes in the archives, I’m going to post them here as well. Breakfast cookies continue to be a favorite of ours, and it’s
Yesterday I went to court with my ex. Well, technically it was supposed to be “with” my ex, but as usual with him, he didn’t show up; which was great for me, because it made it easy for the judge to approve another two years on the order of protection that keeps him away from
DEEP BREATH. DEEP BREATH. Oh my goodness… I can’t believe that I am about to do this. After five years of blogging and writing for numerous companies, using only the names The Girl Child, The Boy Child, and The Littlest, for my kids, I am about to formally introduce you to my children. With two
Yesterday was long. Actually, the last few weeks have been a bit stressful, because you know, life. My husband was in a serious car accident, that miraculously left him uninjured, however my car was completely totaled. Do you guys remember that blue car with the racing stripes I got as a single mom? I’m going
Seven years ago today, my ex left. Seven. Years. It’s weird, how time moves. There are days when I think of him, and it feels like just yesterday he was still around. Like I could walk around the corner at the grocery store, and see a different husband standing by our cart. Or I could
She came looking for a fight, so she got one. A few weeks ago I found myself standing in a tile shop, searching for tile to be used in our new kitchen back splash. We hadn’t yet closed on the house, but once we did, The Guy and I were going to try to bang
Have you ever sat down to lunch with a friend you haven’t seen in a while, and it feels like there is so much to catch up on, that you don’t even know where to start? That’s were we are, people. I guess I’ll start with a short update, and I’m also going to throw
My husband said he was going to the store... and never came back. It's been a crazy life that's left me functional enough to survive yet dysfunctional enough to make me funny. I'm living my life devoid of most social graces while single parenting two young children and I absolutely love it....most days.
