Skeert!
“Skeert” is Southern-speak for “Scared.” We’re all feelin’ pretty skeert these days. … Read More Skeert!
Tag: quarantine
Potty Training, Part 1
Let’s go back to a magical time- pre-COVID, pre-lockdown, when staying home for three straight days with one’s toddler required taking time off. Commence wavy lines aaaand *blewdlie doop, blewdlie doop, blewdlie doop . . . * Boychild was about to turn 3 and we thought it was finally time to make this whole potty… Read More Potty Training, Part 1
Birthday Pot Cookie Quarantine Good Times
I’m currently walking around with a pair of cream colored bedroom shoes in my hands. They’re my mom’s. She bought them for the chilly Vermont winters when she comes to visit. I think they look like someone skinned a clinically depressed sheep then made an even sadder pair of shoes from that poor bastard’s hide.… Read More Birthday Pot Cookie Quarantine Good Times
Quarantine, Week Seleventheenth
We’re all still alive. The shorthaired cat we call Tootie may die soon. Let me rephrase: I may throw her out a window, where she will escape and be eaten by a badger or a fisher cat. I’d never heard of a fisher cat before moving to Vermont, but now I know that they are… Read More Quarantine, Week Seleventheenth
Upside/Downside, Upside Down
Hey! How’s it going? You doin’ okay during these strange times? This is some discombobulating sh!t right here. By now, you probably know the entire world is going through MASSIVE UPHEAVALS and we’re all feeling it in different ways. But I want you to know that you are not alone. I mean, you probably ARE… Read More Upside/Downside, Upside Down
Quarantine
Boychild was sizzling. He was sporting a fever of 103.2 and it felt like a tiny sun was sitting on my lap, radiating solar heat. The big question on our minds is: does he have the Corona virus? It’s been 24 hours since his first fever spike and we’re flooded with anxiety. His temperature is… Read More Quarantine
Fussy Pantz 