Happy New Year! These are our family photos from early December 2023! I was determined—so help me, we would have our traditional family photos for Christmas cards. We used Paul’s phone and a tripod and TADA! Nearly everyone complained the whole time, and it was freezing cold, but I regret nothing!!! They’re beautiful. These kids … More Happy New Year! Welcome, 2024!
The hot chocolate wasn’t actually hot. It was more like chocolate water put in the microwave for thirty seconds. It also had a funky, metallic aftertaste, like it’d been microwaved in a can and the can had caught fire and melted a little. But the whipped cream made it drinkable. … More Track Three
I couldn’t help but see the elevator as very smug and quite pleased with itself, as if it had something to do with everything that had just happened. I decided it was allowed to believe that, and said a quiet “thank you” to it as we got on. … More Track Two
I will never forget the first moment I met him. How could I? It was my darkest hour. … More Track One
21 years!! As of yesterday, Paul and I have been married for 21 years. I was sayin yesterday how when you hit 20 years, it’s like, “WOW!” And then 21 years is like, “Wow…” Geez. 21 years. Good grief, that’s a lot! That one year difference just makes ya feel so… old. And that’s when … More 21 Years! Wow…
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