In 2005 while we were still living in Texas we noticed one day that there was a cat and two kittens living under the abandoned house next door. One kitten was a solid black like its mother and the other was the spitting image of a tomcat named Chewbacca who roamed the neighborhood, accepting petting [...]
When Scott went to let the dogs outside this morning, my cat Independence greeted him at the back door. She’s been notorious for letting herself go on walkabout regardless of our opinions in the matter, so he sighed and let her in. A little while later we discovered that the corner of the screen was [...]
So now that we’re moved and trying to be settled, life is becoming more normal. And by normal, I mean that we have the usual amount of chaos without adding in the challenges of job hunting or moving cross-country. Instead, like families all over the US, our attention is turning to school.
First, there’s Scott who [...]
We had a refill kit for our color printer cartridge sitting in a box I hadn’t sealed yet. Yesterday while I was at the bank Jude decided that he should pour it over Roegen’s head “because it would be fun.” After multiple scrubbings, this is still the result (and the color [...]
The stress from the multiple irons that I have in the fire are getting to me. Actually, it’s wearing on our entire family.
So, because my family is my first priority, we’re leaving for the beach and won’t be back until late tomorrow night. We hope that it will allow us to recharge and reconnect.
If anyone [...]
I sit at the computer working on school assignments. This quarter I will be writing a full-length script, a short story (which will be substantially revised prior to the end of the quarter), and a paper on Rex Stout, as well as reading my classmates’ scripts and short stories and writing review/response letters. [...]
We’re home. And so is Independence.
Independence has a love-hate relationship with our family. I got her the day after my grandfather died in 1997 and because of that, when I think of her/look at her/hear her, I still feel connected to him. She and I have been through a lot together – [...]
Jude opens the door and pokes his head into the bathroom. “Mommy, being a kid is hard.” I resist the urge to point out that hardship is the inability to pee in privacy when I see the serious expression on his face - the blue eyes peering intently at me beneath tousled hair.
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t [...]
The sky is falling. The sky is falling. The sky is falling. Not really, but it did snow in small town Oregon. And not just the type of snow that you need a magnifying glass to see, but several actual inches that are still on the ground several hours later. [...]
Chaos Theory is the theory that looks at how nonlinear and dynamic systems interact with each other. While from a scientific basis those systems actually do have a type of symmetry to them they appear to act randomly and on their own, separately yet together.
Breydon is a child that craves order and consistency. If [...]
