I feel qualified to go all “post-holiday” on you folks because we really don’t celebrate New Year’s here.   It all started when I was married to Paul and we began a series of absolutely the worst New Year’s celebrations on earth.  Every year seemed more accursed than the last.   With Eric, it hasn’t [...]

There is a Tarot card, the six of wands, that represents a person returning from battle with the celebratory laurel wreath on their staff, signifying a triumphant win.  Still, all of that joy and revelry aside, they’ve been IN BATTLE and they are TIRED and just want to sink into a hot, Calgon bathtub with [...]

Well, it didn’t really.  That was actually a little over dramatized.  On Sunday night, we went to bed and the weather was a little formidable looking.  On Monday morning, the phone rang around 5:15am (a full 15 minutes before I am forced to rise, so truly not welcome – NOT) and it was the school [...]