Recap

As I shared yesterday, Kentucky skipped Wednesday due to the intense polar vortex. By 10 am, the wind chill was -15 below and taking the girls to go potty was brutal. But, with that, comes all of the residue from people making poor choices. When I gain knowledge of intolerance or plain stupidity, I take…

Skipping Wednesday

Apparently, the state of Kentucky is simply skipping today. Late yesterday afternoon, schools starting cancelling classes because old man winter decided that we should be colder than Alaska. Seriously, there is a potential to have a -20 below wind chill factor while the state of polar bears is a balmy 30 degrees. I believe I…

When The Universe Gave Me The Finger

I am not sure why I feel that the universe is in a state of flipping me off. Perhaps, it is me. Life isn’t all bad. While my spouse is basking in the light of unemployment, my kitchen is getting a makeover. I mean, seriously, things could be worse. But yesterday, life felt, well, annoying.…

It’s None Of My Business

There is that gray area that blurs the lines of what is mine and what belongs to someone else. In the event of it being someone I am close to, I can easily rationalize that it is my business. You see, I have this insane notion that my way of doing things is better. That…

Clueless In Bold

Yesterday I received a text, from a friend, asking me to attend a movie with her because her son was sick and her spouse needed to stay home with him. I said “yes” and was looking forward to the company and the movie. Except when I committed, I misread the text and thought it was…

Foreign Language

Sometimes I think my life is a long running foreign language film without the subtitles. I walk around trying to interpret what the hell is going on feeling like my head might pop off at some point. Between my oldest son and my mother, I get a daily opportunity to hone my interpretation skills of…

It Is An Honor

When I wrote my blog yesterday, I expressed my own interpretation of a pretty significant event. It wasn’t based on a political agenda or trying to sway people. It was my take on how I view the crack in our society. It was my observation on how I view our severed community. I write for…

Not As It Appears

Sometimes I forget that there are two sides to every story. That perception distorts the reality of any given situation. The viral video/photographs of a white, Catholic high school student seemingly smirking at a Native American made me react instantly. Plus, the young man was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat which made the…

Settled In

I am sitting here on a snowy, cold Sunday morning where I am so grateful we survived the winter storm that arrived last night. (Please read the first sentence with a tone of sarcasm.) We ended up with 2.3 inches. I am assuming that the criteria for a winter storm has softened or perhaps, I…

The Decision

I shared a few blogs ago about the opportunity for our oldest, who has Down syndrome, to move out into his own apartment while participating in a program for living independently. My instant response was “no” and my reason was that he wasn’t ready. But, my spouse, encouraged me to proceed accordingly in an effort…