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Flooring, Floored

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series I'm the man of the house.

This post is dedicated to those of you who don’t follow me on twitter. You’re missing…a lot.

It was, it is, it has been time to rip the carpets out of this house for longer than I care to admit. There will be no “before” pictures because I have to handle the carpet with gloves and [...]

Wobbling

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series atypicalrelationship

I call, he does’t answer. I text, he answers. My head explodes more. We do this dance for another month, with me trying to get him to talk to me, explain himself, make this right somehow.

Valentine’s day rolls around, and he calls. Invites me to dinner and “to talk”. It’s too late, it really [...]

A house disrespected

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series atypicalrelationship

I went to the house he’s been “renovating” for Mama. The demolition has been done, and the wall repair/primer is up. He told me the stucco crumbled when he pulled the wallpaper down, and therefore the entire kitchen must be redone. He says that putting panelling up would be less expensive than replacing the drywall. [...]

Hoping this time would be different

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series atypicalrelationship

The accident happened and I slid into another world. Answering the phone, shaking hands, hugging people whose names I remembered but either had never met or hadn’t seen since I was a child.

He became my rock in the storm.

He held me when I cried, handed me tissues. He came to the wake and [...]

I did not fall, I jumped

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series atypicalrelationship

He has three kids. Only they’re not “kids”, they’re teens/young adults.

Older.

When I gave the usual preparatory spiel (Kids, school, work, special needs kid, high intensity life), he didn’t blink. He asked me out twice before I realized it was an invitation. In my world, “what kind of movies do you like?” [...]

Short attention span. I has it.

I decided I might be a bit on the snacky side so I went into the kitchen.

Mama said she wanted the kitchen phone moved to the bedroom, but the cord isn’t long enough to reach her jack. And as it turns out, the cord was hardwired into the phone. I discovered this when I [...]

Another Friday

I’m at home with my SPD kid today. He’s getting big-kid molars and that has wreaked havoc on his digestive system. Which of course, means that he’s completely forsaken pants and needs a shower every 20-30 minutes or so.

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My Notes From The Universe for today says:

Emily… you’re not using all of your angels. What’s [...]

And by exploding? I mean

We need to move I can’t find a house I can afford we need a new sitter if the boys are in school I’ll never see them unless I change jobs but I can’t change jobs without affecting my school schedule and I CAN’T do that because I’ll be a junior and so.close. to completing [...]

Is there anything more frustrating than deliberate stupidity?

Last night, I had what is quite possibly one of THE most disappointing conversations in my life:

Customer #1 – you should check out this website. It’s all about how Huckabee is going to abolish the IRS and put in a sales-based tax system.

Customer #2 – I’m not online. I drive a truck.

Customer #1 [...]