Chopped Liver

My friend, Kat, texted me this evening and asked after our weekend. It rained here for three fucking days. (did I mention that?) THREE DAYS.
I had the girls and the place where Piano Man plays, closed up because the storm was so bad and business was nil.
So, I invited him over for dinner on Friday [...]

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A date with my mom

I’ve been feeling a little guilty, having 5 days a week to myself to work and work out and have lunch and clean my house and not making plans to hang with my mom.
I have issues with my mom. Don’t we all, to a point?
Anyway, my issues are probably normal and the way I deal [...]

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Oh Lordy

Oh Lordy Lordy Lordy…thank GOODNESS I’m not FORTY. (I say that just because it rhymed)
Lordy, please let me get through the next ten days without getting my head unscrewed. Let me finish the last few paintings on time and be happy with them. Let me varnish them without killing myself  or at least passing out [...]

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Artsy Fartsy

All my “spare” time during the day is directed towards my painting and getting ready for my show on October 5th. Interestingly, the more time I have with the kids in school, the more I overbook for myself with what I want to paint and how much I want to paint and how complicated I [...]

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It’s Monday Again, and I’m Singing Randy Newman

On Thursday, we came home from school and Red went right to the arts and crafts closet, took out Elmer’s Glue and glitter, went to the kitchen cupboard and brought out my favorite mixing bowl. She filled it with water and then before I knew it, she was squeezing an entire bottle of white glue [...]

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random things I feel like talking about

Yes. For once, I feel no guilt in looking forward to the weekend. The girls get a breather from me and school and go to their dad’s and I am shutting down shop at 5pm on Friday and won’t be working until Monday morning. Because I am forcing myself to forget what I need to [...]

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Exhausted today

When I am tired, I start picking the Chex out of the Chex Mix.
And eat icecream sandwiches.
And licorice.
And do absolutely nothing but pray my children go to sleep asap so I can turn on the television and watch drivel .
And in the end, I end up working or paying bills or something. (the digital video [...]

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Fudge-stick-ulls and other experiments

I spent the greater portion of the morning trying to salvage two pairs of Blue’s pants. Thank goodness for the internet because Googling “how to get silly putty out of clothing” happens to be a common problem with folks who have young children.
Two pairs of pants, I say. Yes. Within ten minutes. She got some [...]

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Baby, Sweetie

The girls know Piano Man. We’ve hung at the beach. We’ve run into him. Seen him at the Piano Bar. He teaches me guitar. He rides his bike by the house and when am out watering the flowers “hello!!!”….okay, yeah, so that part is planned. 
Not long ago we found ourselves all down on the beach [...]

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I’ve upped and blocked him

I’ve just gone and blocked my exhusband, I mean, the girls’ father, in Facebook.
It never occurred to me to look for him there. But I had Facebook up today and Red looked over and said “Oh, Daddy has a Facebook too!”
Apparently, we have four mutual friends. I have a hundred and sixty something “friends”. He [...]

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