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Moving isn’t for the faint of heart

January 4th, 2009 · 21 Comments

Friday night, Peter and I dragged our tired, frustrated carcasses back into the apartment he keeps in Alabama.  An afternoon of scoping houses had turned futile and we found ourselves in a Mexican standoff.
I’d fallen in love with a gorgeous house full of natural light, sprawling open space and a kitchen to die for.
On a [...]

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There’s been no bloodshed…YET

January 2nd, 2009 · 14 Comments

Guess what I’m doing right now?
I’m NOT jabbing myself in the eye with a white hot, rusty spoon.
But OH SO close.
Househunting!
Househunting with three children.
And Pete.
Suffice it to say that we aren’t that strong at making decisions.  We can turn any situation into an mental gridlock of epic proportion.
Peter gets a job offer that’s practically covered [...]

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Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peter · living in the crosshairs · location location location · things Peter says · we are a little crazy · welcome to my crazy

Better living through chemicals

December 31st, 2008 · 19 Comments

Dear Company-That-Manufactures-Robitussin-with-Codiene,
I truly want to extend my deepest regards and heartfelt thanks for the unexpected joy you’ve brought into my life.
I recently (last night) was on the road for over eight hours driving from Florida to Alabama.  As my daughter has your product prescribed, I planned to give her a dose to knock her butt [...]

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It may be too late

December 30th, 2008 · 10 Comments

There I am, watching a commercial about the BEST ENERGY DRINK EVER!
In fact, one of the greatest selling points is exactly how little time it takes to ingest.
Marketing geniuses, I say.
After a full sixty seconds of energy drink propoganda, they close it up by announcing that you can purchase this product at all “these fine [...]

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Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peter · my life as a wife · things Peter says · we are a little crazy

Knowing what crazy looks like doesn’t make it any easier to avoid

December 28th, 2008 · 17 Comments

A cough in the middle of the night.
Followed by another.
Then a soft moan of discomfort.
That’s all it takes.
I’m transported to a night over two years ago when I woke up to hear Peyton crying in her sleep.
“I hurt, mommy.”
Those three words foreshadowed pain and sickness and disease.
I didn’t know it at the time.
It would be [...]

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