2016-03-19 18:53
I remember the day the nurse brought my freshly birthed daughter back into my room after being cleaned up and examined and thinking, "What the hell? What do I do now?" At barely 20, I was wo… Read More
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Tales from T. Recollections of the journey through the best and worst of parenting. Caution - Emotional Hazards ahead.
2016-03-19 18:53
Shalebug would have graduated today. Sure, it would have just been a kindergarten graduation ceremony, but to me (and likely all the other parents involved) it would have meant much more tha… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
With the emergence of the sandal season slowly making it's appearance up in the northern hemisphere, I recently took it upon myself to pack my darling children up and head into the big city… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Note: Updated below...if you can make it that far.Three times this week, during the quiet hours of the evening, while I have been ensconced in what ever brilliant piece of literature I have… Read More
2007-08-17 03:35
When the power went out for two days last week, I was forced to not only live like a pioneer woman, bond with my children and eat nothing but dry cereal all day long (really, I am ASHAMED. T… Read More
2007-08-17 03:34
As a small child, I loved Easter. My family wasn't particularly religious so my only obligation for this holiday was to create an Easter basket pretty enough and big enough to house my choco… Read More
2007-08-17 03:31
I was never one of those mothers who wished for a moment of peace and quiet. Well, maybe I was, but that was long before the birth of Shalebug. When he arrived everything shifted. The absenc… Read More
2007-08-17 03:31
I never expected to be shackled to my child more tightly in death than in his arduous brief life. I spent hours, days, weeks, and months staring at his tiny face, wishing him well, praying… Read More
2007-08-17 03:29
It's my birthday today. Well sort of. It's my first ever blogiversary. I feel so old. So distinguished. So respected. Snort. Well, not really, but I am marvelling that I have been plugging a… Read More
2007-08-17 03:28
I am a creature of habit. I find comfort in routine. Sure I love a good adventure, but nothing makes my heart trill more than the static minutiae of daily life. Every morning starts off t… Read More
2007-08-17 03:25
I have retired this blog.Not surprising since I haven't posted in what seems like a coon's age. I still miss my Bug. I still cry for him, weeping tears of sorrow and guilt and mostly love… Read More
2007-08-17 03:25
Yesterday was my Shalebug's sixth birthday. Which had me and the kids wondering, do they celebrate birthdays in heaven?We decided that yes, they do, and we should too. So we bundled up and… Read More
2007-08-17 03:24
For most people there are four seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter. I, however, have five seasons to deal with. I like to call it the sorrow season. It begins every Oct 21 and ru… Read More
2007-08-17 03:22
I grew up loving the Christmas season. We weren't particularly religious folk; for us, the Christmas pageant was just an opportunity to visit with our friends and snitch as many cookies fro… Read More
2007-08-17 03:20
The last good memory I have of my son, was my being too damn lazy to get off my arse and put him to bed. So, instead of being a good mommy, I grabbed him and cuddled him on the couch for an… Read More
2007-08-17 03:17
Before our Shalebug flew the coop and grew his angel wings, he was becoming quite the little character. He could hobble about on flat surfaces, he could crawl quick as you could blink an… Read More
2006-05-25 02:04
It took me a week to recover from the brutality of Mother's day. I anticipated the day would be hard, but never did I anticipate how devastated I would be through out the day. Or how my fa… Read More
2006-05-12 14:57
Mother's Day is around the corner. And as I sifted through the cards at Hallmark, looking for the appropriate card for my mother and my MIL, I got to thinking what it meant to be a mom myse… Read More
2006-05-06 15:37
I was bit by my first mosquito of the season yesterday. As I sat and scratched it, worrying whether I had just contracted West Nile virus or Malaria, I thought of Bug. He had the fairest l… Read More
2006-04-29 16:34
I just figured out that grief is sort of like doing the Hokey-Pokey dance. You put your left foot in, you put your left foot out...Sometimes I put my foot in the grief and sometimes I am ta… Read More
2006-04-23 16:40
When I started blogging this blog was my priority. But with each entry it became less and less important to tell the world how much I miss my son. My other blog brought laughter back into… Read More
2006-04-16 16:34
This time last year I was shushing Fric and Frac. I was holding your hands and helping you struggle your way upright. I helped you waddle around the house with you hanging on to my fingers… Read More
2006-04-14 04:25
Next Friday will have meant six months have passed since Shalebug died. Six long months. How is it possible that my life can have continued for half of a year and not once have I kissed my… Read More
2006-04-06 14:10
It rained here yesterday, the first time since Bug passed. The sounds of the water hitting the glass pane of my windows was melodic; soothing. I wondered, as I sat there watching the water… Read More
2006-04-03 21:37
I fell in love with Shalebug's pediatrician the first time we met. Well, maybe not love, but strong like. Lyle is a shorter man, but well built. He looks as if he could bench press an ox… Read More
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