Rigby has been a city dog her whole life. Our old apartment didn’t have windows that looked out onto “nature,” so she rarely saw birds. Now she sees them out our bedroom window every day and loses her freaking doggy mind. We are constantly saying stuff like, “Rigby they are just birds! Chill out! STOP…
Distant Dads and the Children Who Love Them
January 31st, 2012Comments: 19
On “Intervention” recently there was a moment that – as a Dad – really upset me. (For those who don’t know, “Intervention,” is a reality show about an addict and the intervention their family stages in hopes of getting them to go to treatment.) The moment came during the intervention when the addict – a…
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Stew Or Casserole
January 30th, 2012Comments: 41
Two weeks ago, my friend Jen’s sweet little cousin (really, more like nephew) passed away only a few days after his fifth birthday. He’d fought leukemia for fourteen long months. When Jen told me the news, I was so sad. It’s awful that he’s gone. It’s awful that his brother will grow up without him. It’s…
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Hawaiian Pupus
January 27th, 2012Comments: 35
This is one of my Gramma’s recipes that my mom and aunts swear by. I have memories of my gram bringing this appetizer out, only to have every last piece snatched up within minutes. I have NO IDEA why they are called “Hawaiian Pupus,” however. I know “pupus” are Hawaiian for appetizer, but I don’t…
Let Them Eat Cake
January 27th, 2012Comments: 25
For Annie’s second birthday she wanted Yo Gabba Gabba, balloons, friends, and cake. Of course the first three things would’ve been meaningless without cake because the girl is cake crazy. Ever since Mike’s birthday six weeks ago she has been asking, “Birthday cake? Birthday cake today, mama?” It was a happy feeling to be able…
