A Whole Lotta Whoa Going On
Salutations, friends. I’ve done a craptastic job at blogging as of late, but I do have good reason. I’M BUSY AF. Of course, AF stands for “As a Feline with 3 ...
Cruel Summer
Oh, sweet Bananarama with your 80’s one-hit wonder. Such a catchy little tune, isn’t it? Bum bum bum bum-bum bum bum. What is that? A xylophone? I’ve never been sure. Anyway, the lyrics ...
We’re Busy…And That’s Perfectly Okay
“Hurry up, we’re going to be late!” I say it more often than not. I say it as my husband frantically searches for his keys, as my kids hastily stuff tacos in their mouths, as ...
Happy Mother’s Day to the Mother Who…
Happy Mother’s Day… To the mother… who paces the house at 2AM with a screaming infant. Who spends hours upon hours Googling diaper rashes, thrush and the best brand of ...
Faith, Family, Uncategorized, Writing
Month 7: The First Recital
I used to title the posts pertaining to my mother’s death by the number of days she’d been gone. Day 11, Day 42, Day 87. I kept up with those days the same ...
Day Thirtysomething
I was at my daughter’s softball game last weekend, yelling and jumping with excitement as her team narrowly pulled off a tough win. For any stranger who watched me bounce out of my folding chair ...
Day Fifteen
Today I went to my mother’s alone for the first time since she passed. I immediately went to her piano and played a song that she taught me when I ...
Day Thirteen
It’s evident that the Whoa! Susannah page has taken an ominous turn. Maybe it seems I’m playing this orphan card for all it’s worth. Maybe I should just take a ...
Why Can’t I Get Pregnant?
I didn’t know how to even start this post, but the simple act of typing the title conjured up so much emotion that I’m on the verge of becoming a ...
My Book Is Available! Squee!
I’m pleased and excited and borderline hysterical to announce that my women’s fiction novel, “Ten Years Taken”, is now available on Kindle and in paperback. I’d be pleased and excited ...