Tag: family
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What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving, Leander?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty] Planning the twins’ birthday. We celebrated Thanksgiving MAYBE twice before the kids arrived, once after First Minion arrived and not at all since the twins arrived three years ago on 30 November. Which is fine – it wasn’t really our jam before we moved over here anyway except…
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Happy Sixth Birthday, First Minion
[Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Twenty] You came early. I went in for a regular weekly checkup on a Wednesday, my blood pressure was too high and I was asked to come in that Friday. My blood pressure was still too high, but, good news, you were thirty seven weeks along, so you could…
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Damnit, Back Up Alarm Clock
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Seventy Nine] When the snooze button is a furry purring cat, it’s okay to take another minute before embracing the day.
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Also Not a Good Alarm Clock
Can I go back to sleep now?
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I’ll Stop Talking About This Morning Thing Soon
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Sixty Seven] Sorry for being difficult, P.
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#OhGodWhatHaveIDone
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Sixty Six] My chameleon brain REALLY did not want to get up this morning.
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Not Exactly What I Had In Mind
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Sixty Four] Along Came a Spider
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As Awesome As Today Has Been
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Sixty] I’m ready to sleep. More.
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Absolutely and Utterly Exhausted
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Fifty Six] “Sorry to let you know that your grandmother passed away. She was asleep. At 93-years old she had a long and interesting life. Love you, Dad”
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Now With Actual For Realsies Real Titles
[Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred Forty Two] Happy birthday, P. xoxo ~r.
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Dutch Lock Down Day One Hundred
[Today Was SO Much Better] Because this, too, has passed.
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Dutch Lock Down Day Ninety Nine
[Today Was Not a Good Day] Today’s official title makes that song start in my head like an earworm that won’t die and that sucks because today was NOT a good day. Starting from the moment I woke up.