[for Tuesday, Nov. 13] Well, technically she has a head. It’s just not on her. My sister gave me this several years ago when I was confirmed. The poor thing got broken the last time I moved. It’s high time I get some super glue, I think. Project 365
[for Monday, Sept. 17] The nephews love this game. I have a nerdy confession: I do too, although nothing beats a drunken game of Cranium. And we’re pretty smitten with Mad Gab, too. I see all sorts of potential for drunken fun there. Project 365
[for Sunday, Sept. 16] Have I mentioned I love my family? Cuz I do. Project 365
[for Wednesday, Aug. 29] Sunday was not only my brother’s birthday, but it was also the first of the upcoming Sunday family dinners my mom, aunt, and grandmother have decided to resurrect. When I was a kid, we used to go to Granny’s on Sundays to eat dinner with the family. The tradition probably got neglected around the time that my great-grandfather and grandfather got so sick and were in and out of the hospital.…
[for June 30] My oldest nephew turned twelve Saturday, so I took to the road and joined up with the family in time to go see a Diamond Jaxx game in Jackson — my first Jaxx game and my second minor-league game ever. We had a great time. I bought beer for my underage brother, the kids ran down to the field to get autographs, I flinched every time a foul ball was hit, and…
My mom grew up in an unstable home, where she was shuttled from city to city to parent to parent to grandparent, always one parental breakdown away from being sent back to where she had come from. She grew up watching her mother have a decades-long mental breakdown, during which Nana popped pills and guzzled alcohol and checked in and out of mental wards; Mom’s parents fought and argued and divorced and flung vitriol until…
All my life, this man has driven me to do better, think bigger, aim higher. He has taken every opportunity possible to prove that he has my back, whatever the situation. When a spark of talent has emerged in me, he has stepped up to fan the flame. He’s an amazing person, who may or may not want you to know that he sometimes gets emotional when he says grace. People tell me I look…
I know you think I’m zombie-obsessed, but I love that you love me anyway.
[for May 27] Today Phil and I drove in to Saltillo together and he fired up both of my parents’ grills and cooked up an enormous spread of burgers and sausages and chicken and hot dogs for our families. It was a rare treat — getting both families (though incomplete) together for dinner, and having Phil get down in his element to cook for everyone. We sat out on the patio and took turns chasing…
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