Kangatopia

So, awhile back I took the kids to go feed the ducks that congregate on a nearby pond like teenagers at the Whataburger. I wrote up this little story about it in a spiral notebook I keep for just those rare moments of inspiration, and then somehow remembered to throw the spiral in my car [...]

My mother always told me that if I don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. I am really very angry and frustrated about the way things are going with my ex, my father and how all this affects the kids that it’s difficult to talk about my children without bringing [...]

Bear is an amazing and wonderful little boy. I picked him up from his dad’s last night, took him to the gym and then home for a quick dinner composed of freshly broiled filet mignon, garlic and basil pasta and cranberry chutney with vanilla bean ice cream for dessert. It sounds a lot more glamorous [...]

I am usually really sleepy when I leave work in the evenings.  I possess a special little sensor embedded somewhere on my body that will wake me up before I rear end an 18-wheeler on the drive home.  Last night in a spastic fit of optimism, I phoned up my ex before I even left [...]

My sister asked me what the kids would like for Christmas and I was all – well, you know, I’ve already bought all the crap there is to buy for them but if you want to get them something they can use, then you could help pay for Bear’s trip to see the King Tut [...]

Good God. I am craving time to sink into oblivion for just a little while.
So, the holidays were great. Of course. My kids are really wonderful, and I spent the majority of the time doing stuff with them that I thought they would like. There were a couple of nights when I left them [...]