Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Uninvited Houseguest

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Shoes

Living within walking distance to a park is great. Living within walking distance to a park during a global pandemic, is amazing. And so it was on Friday evening , that Cody and Carter were at the park hanging out … Continue reading →

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Victory for Teaching Table Manners?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Shoes

This afternoon, as I set the table for lunch I noticed that all our large plates were dirty. Being too lazy to hand wash them, I put out a bowl for the pasta, a smaller bowl for the salad, and … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got Your Back

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Shoes

Every morning, Husband and I take our dogs for a two + mile walk. For the last several months there has been a major construction project underway in our neighborhood that has caused us to have to modify our route. … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Conversations with Husband

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Shoes

Yesterday I used the last Q-tip in the package. (This is only a noteworthy feat due to the fact that the package is a Costco sized package and contained 625 Q-tips. In addition to this, it is one of three … Continue reading →

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Lazy Texting

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Shoes

I don’t always text Husband to bring me something from a room he is passing through, but when I do, I usually get treated to a sassy reply. He came into the living room with the requested book, his thumb … Continue reading →

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Selfie Bomb – When I Leave My Phone on the Counter

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Shoes

I expect it from my teenager, but not from my husband.  

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Lost his… Marbles?

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Shoes

Now that we are consistently in the triple digits here in Phoenix, Husband has decided it is time to do some roof maintenance, maintenance he has been putting off. Apparently we have a plethora of ladders, ranging from the very … Continue reading →

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Not so little. Not so easy.

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Shoes

It is easy to write about the little things in life. I love capturing, examining, breaking apart, and wordsmithing on the small, seemingly insignificant fleetings that float past. I love them for so many reasons: they are the thread that … Continue reading →

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Back in the Summer of ’95

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Shoes

A couple weeks ago during one of our dinner conversations, the question of whether cats have bellybuttons came up. I started telling a story of the momma cat who had her litter of kittens in the closet of a housemate … Continue reading →

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Spreading Cheer One Cookie at a Time

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Shoes

Carter ran from door to door around our cul-de-sac, bags of freshly baked cookies clutched in his fist. He respected social distancing, knocking, putting the cookies down, and stepping away to wait and see if someone answered. If they did … Continue reading →

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