Some people must have gotten the wrong end of the turkey over the holiday. By Monday, they were in full road-rage mode. First, I pulled across a lane I thought was one way. An older “gentleman” in a Camry was far enough away to not hit me. Yet, he reacted like I sunk his battleship. …
It’s hot mess Wednesday
Was there a random weirdo moon out last night? We all woke up out of sorts. Brian and I jumped Steven's case over his lackluster lunch-eating skills. Liv woke up whimpering and dissolved in a steady string of tears over the same subject. I started to get jumped up about the morning until I saw …
It’s Tribute Thursday: Here’s to Xena the Warrior Princess
Something overcame me in the fall of last year. I couldn’t stop thinking about my dream dog. The thing is, I didn’t even want a dog. I wanted this dog. Ever since I met a bull terrier named Plait in Copenhagen in the ‘80s, I had been obsessed with those pointy dogs. So I started …
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Live from Meltdown City
With all the grumpiness around here, you could say things are getting back to normal. The kids each blew their tops this weekend. Brian and I started a cleanse, which is making us crazy hungry like all the time. But, hey, I dropped four pounds since Monday. Does a pizza weigh four pounds? Imagine if …
All-new levels of wiped
Every time Brian goes out of town for a length of time, I bow down to single parents everywhere. How do you do everything, be everything, all the time? It's been that kind of week. My car won't get out of park. Unless you're making out, it's not a useful situation. Somehow, we've all gotten …
Sirens and surprises
The other day, we talked about disaster management. Where would we meet if we had a fire, earthquake or volcanic eruption (from an actual volcano up the street, yo. Not from me!) What to do if a fire broke out in our house? Livvie said: “Stop, drop and roll.” First, we pointed out that you …
The best birthday ever
Thanks to the medical staff, modern medicine and the swell of friends who lifted us up and over cancer that lurked under the water, I got to have another bday. THREE POSITIVES: 1- I am seriously happy to have another birthday. Not sure why bday cards are so whiny. No one gave me one of …
Things are moving fast
You know how you're going along, then suddenly hit warp speed. That's what today felt like. I think it's because we finally got to watch Breaking Bad last night. Best ride ever. I don't think I breathed once. Today went just as fast with appointments jumping around the week, Steven's soccer schedule, school stuff, blah …
On your mark!
Get ready. Set. Walk! That's right, Team AC/DT (Abernethy Cancer Dream Team) is going to tear up the asphalt! We are going to walk so fast and beat the clock during our untimed race. Pretty sure there won't be any Olympic fist pumping action with all those people. Plus, wearing a mullet wig might cause …
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