Today I am going to one of my most favorite places in the world: the Houston airport. I think the name has the word of a Texan presidential family in it, but I won’t even go there. The reason I so love that location is that it gives complete anonymity and holds infinite possibilities. It’s [...]

This year has been one of tremendous progress for Devon. True, I have always babied him more than I did the others, but his story has been so different from those of his siblings. Sometimes when I let my mind wander to the various what-if scenarios that could have been were it not for his [...]

She is likely the most magnificent female I will ever encounter. She is amazing in her spirit and wit. Everyday I make a conscious effort to love her, not always an easy task as she is as likely to push me away as she is to accept my morsel of affection. We are like [...]

Cassidy and Devon bundled up for a trip down our hill on sleds. We made a wicked cool sledding run that kicks our butts every time we give it a go.
I haven’t had a proper Christmas holiday in over six years. We have been enjoying our days to the fullest extent and I am absolutely [...]

For as much as I have bitched about it, this year’s holiday was probably the best one in years and years. Perhaps someday I will possess the ability to be in the same room as my family of origin and not feel the need to scratch the skin from my eyeballs, that will count as [...]

I have nothing. Well, not true. I have oodles of words but my damn family has leached any and all ambition from my soul. The holidays should be eliminated and we should all live in a state of eternal blahness. This would mean no family visits. Ever. At least none from older siblings.

Peace on earth and goodwill to all….
Merry Christmas!
H.

As they lie nestled snug in their beds I am drinking a glass of wine whilst madly wrapping gifts and wondering just why it is that I am not one of those people who does their shopping and wrapping in August.

Today would have been my father’s 68th birthday. As I have mentioned before I have a hard time with December -it’s just so damn full of anniversaries and hug-a-thons at every turn. It’s enough to make a slightly agoraphobe want to stay in for a very long time. Today, I believe, is the hardest of [...]

Even for those mothers who deny this, it is the bald headed truth. What else could we possibly do with them and not abandon them all together? I’m not naming anybody specific but if I were to incline my head in any direction, it would be towards a certain ‘tween child. The one who can [...]