Somebody came home.

So here it is: For four very brief but intense days last week Jacob reentered my life, and just like that he is gone again. This is not atypical at all. What is atypical this time is that I think I’ve finally got it. This time I listened and helped. That’s it. I approached this […]

Well sports fans it’s that time again. Yep, Jacob turns 17 today and I have to say this is one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done. Almost up there with actually, physically letting him go.
Jacob,
Happy birthday! I can hardly believe you’re 17. I’m so glad they don’t let people have babies at 4, […]

Em is feeling better. It turns out it is not fifths disease, but she is allergic to the antibiotic. Good times.
Jack lost his first tooth on Monday. Thank goodness. The damn thing was dangling around for days, really upping my ‘eeeww’ factor past what I can tolerate. The tooth fairy left him a little over […]

Looky Daddy’s recent dip into the seizure pool has really hit home for me. Most of you know that Jacob was diagnosed with petit mals seizures in 1st grade and had his first grand mal in 6th. Even after the diagnosis, it was almost a year before he actually had a seizure in front of […]

Dear Imaginary Friends,Please excuse my absence. I have been/am/will be drinking heavily to deal with the recent down sizing at DRY Ink.
Sincerely,
BFB
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Tell us what your drinking and we’ll drink with you.
By justme on 09.06.06 9:03 am

Yeah, you have to share.
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I am sad. Jeff made the most delicious salad for dinner last night. It was full of all my favorite ingredients; tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese, olives and the like.
I just finished it off.
I am staring into the bottom of the big empty salad bowl.
I am sad.
Okay, maybe I am sad for a whole host of […]

Dear Jacob,
When you stopped by today I was completely unprepared to see you. To deal with the pain that is still so fresh, so close, so new, after only two days to deal with you moving out. To deal with you choosing to live with you father, despite that meaning that you would have to […]