The body begs “sleep”; The mind succumbs to rubbish, dressed as important. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am dog tired. I am a dog-who-was-left-on-vacation-and-walked-400-miles-back-to-her-owner’s-house-in-a-week-then-had-10-puppies tired. There are three things responsible for this. 1. The Oscars. I’m not all that into movies, but I love to watch the Oscars. The clips are fun, the jokes are usually ok, the [...]
All posts for the month February, 2012
Even My Tired is Tired
Posted by Family Haikus on February 27, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/even-my-tired-is-tired/
My Aga – Not just an oven…
My Aga greets me. Its warmth melts the weariness Of a long journey. ……………………………………….. My friends closest to me probably do not want to read this post. They know all about my Aga and likely aren’t interested in hearing more. But for those of you who don’t know what an Aga is, or why I’m [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 26, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/my-aga-not-just-an-oven/
Depressing Mail
We both watch you age. You cannot halt the winter; I long for the spring. ……………………………………………… The title of this post might indicate that today’s mail was filled with bills or something of the like. Perhaps a magazine that touted younger skin or tighter abs… No, today’s mail brought a catalog. Not a cool catalog, [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 24, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/depressing-mail/
If it’s Velvet does it count? On becoming Charlotte…
Oh mirror, mirror Reflect me cool, young, hip, smooth; Deceive my eyes, years. ”””””””””””””””””””””’ The similarities are beginning to worry me. It’s been happening for a while. But it just used to be in how my brain worked or what made me laugh. Now it is appearing in more troublesome ways. I’m becoming Charlotte. I’ll [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 20, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/if-its-velvet-does-it-count-on-becoming-charlotte/
Dreading Tomorrow – A Ski Virgin’s Report
Yoda was right: “Too old to begin the training.” I should have listened… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are some blog postings that are quick to write – seem to come out and need very little editing. Others take more time as I hem and haw about sentences for what seems like hours. Today had better be a [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 17, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/dreading-tomorrow-a-ski-virgins-report/
Dad, Now I Understand
My parent’s wisdom: fits better with age, although acknowledged too late. ……………………………………………………….. The title of this posting is one of the hardest to see in writing. Who wants to admit their parent may actually have a valid point? Granted, it is far easier to acknowledge in my 40′s than in 20′s, but still, it ain’t [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 16, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/dad-now-i-understand/
My 7 1/2 Minute Lesson
For how much longer will his little hand seek mine, earnestly, in love? ”””””””””””””””””””””’ At work today there was a celebration – a “thank you” for everyone for their hard work. One feature was free chair massages, and I happened into the room where they were set up just as a cancellation came in. Bonus! [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 14, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/my-7-12-minute-lesson/
Doing My Taxes Sucks
Hell defined? Tax Prep. Sob… Moan… I picked a bad day To stop sniffing glue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am so grateful that I’m related to CPAs. Three of them in fact. My mom, dad and sister are all CPAs. I spent most tax seasons and summers working in their CPA firm too, but when the time [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 12, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/doing-my-taxes-sucks/
Thanks for the Nominations! Now it’s my turn…
Will they or won’t they… Read me, follow me, like me… Perilous, blogging. ————————————————- I have been very fortunate in my first few months as a blogger. A lucky posting that got Freshly Pressed has resulted in me connecting with more fellow bloggers than I would have imagined at this point in my writing “career”. [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 11, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/thanks-for-the-nominations-now-its-my-turn/
Will I Ever Eat This? A Tour of our Pantry
He paused, fork in hand, then “om nom nom nom”, gulp. “ahhh.” The well fed man smiled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We recently went an abnormally long time between trips to the grocery. One night, as we gazed into the pantry for inspiration, I was struck by the extraordinarily bad choices we’ve made in terms of food selection. [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 7, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/will-i-ever-eat-this-a-tour-of-our-pantry/
