Ode to a Toddler

(Sung to the tune of “Amazing Grace”) My dear little toddler, how sweet you were But now you’re not, it is so. You now throw food and scream and hit And make messes, wherever you go. But luckily, your mama loves you, Even when you shriek in my ear. I...

Cure for the Winter Blues

Today started a bit rough. There was the call last night from my mother in which she shared some health concerns that I think in the end will be OK but admittedly make me a little nervous. There’s the incessant upper respiratory infection that JUST WILL NOT GO...

December 8

Today is a bit of a melancholic day for me.  December 8 always is.  It used to be that I would remember as soon as I woke up but now, ten years later, I am sorry to say that it takes me a bit to realize it is actually December 8 until much later in the day. Today is...

RIP Brain

I mourn the loss of my brain. I really did at one time be a functioning, responsible adult who could easily read directions and actually show-up to scheduled appointments. However, that individual is no longer with us. She is gone. She has left in her wake this new...