Smiles all around

First off, thanks to everyone for the very sweet and supportive comments on my last post. I’m doing just fine and dandy. Well, better than that really. I’m actually calm. A word I swear no one would ever have used to describe me before. So it’s nice — not getting […]

Day 2

So…you may wonder, what’s that Lori up to when she’s not posting on this site? Especially since the she in question hasn’t been posting all that much over the past few months. What I’ve been up to has been, sadly, nothing productive. In fact, the biggest reason that I haven’t […]

Groovy, man

My kid is listening to John Coltrane. In his room. As he falls asleep. He asked for it. “I want Coltrane, Mommy.” This is cool, yes. But I think his true request was, “I want coal train.” If he knew the difference, we might be back to “Ahoy there, mates!”

OK…who taught him that word?

The things coming out of my kid’s mouth lately? Priceless. And naughty. I heard “Shut up!” several times this weekend. Damn Tom Hanks and Pixar! Tonight, Scott had bedtime duty. He was chatting with Devin after reading stories and the child points to own his nipple and asks, with a […]

Good thing my pride wenteth a long time ago

Airplane bathrooms don’t bother me. I prefer to do my business before and after the flight, but if I gotta go, I go. On the flight from Colorado Springs to Minneapolis, nature called. So I strode to the rear restroom, dutifully placed two sections of toilet paper on the seat, […]

What do you need?

I started packing last night. I decided that I wouldn’t leave it for the last minute this time. And I was doing quite well with the endeavor before half of the electricity in our house went out during a storm. The half that controlled the lights in the bedroom. I’m […]

Work?

Yesterday, I got to participate in something very, well, cool. One of my clients asked me to facilitate a conversation between four local artists. Four women who teach at universities and create exciting artwork. Intelligent, compelling, articulate women. It was one of the most exhilirating experiences I’ve ever had in […]

Oh, snap!

Watch out, world! Devin is armed and dangerous. Big thanks go out to Patrick, who felt the world needed another budding photographer. I’m excited, yes. To share a hobby with my son and to get the chance to view his creative take on his life. But also slightly nervous. Because […]

Parched

It’s still hot here. We had one day of relief, and finally some rain, before the temps shot into the 90s again today. Our grass is brown and it’s hard not to feel a bit wilted. Still, we do manage to have some outdoor fun. Tonight, before I started dinner, […]

I am surrounded!

I’m a light sleeper. One of my prerequisites in a guy was that he not snore. And Scott seemed to fit the bill quite nicely. (Well, except when he went out and had a few drinks.) After we brought Maggie home, though, things changed. My peaceful evenings were gone. Yet […]