Last night was Halloween, and it was weird for us. For the first time in 22 years, we took no children trick-or-treating. The combination of COVID days and mental health and older kids who don�...
The pandemic continues, Oregon is on fire along with the rest of the West, and even though the fire a couple miles from our house is now 75% contained (THANK YOU, FIREFIGHTERS!), my brain is b...
This is Abby (the human) and Lulu (the dog). That pic is from 3 months ago, which means Lulu is now 45x bigger. He is not a labradoodle, after all. He is either a small, black bear, or a...
Listen, friend. I will give you one — and only this one — opportunity to stop reading. If periods gross you out, you should be done. Right now. Click away. Abort. SAVE YOURSELF. Or carry o...
Dear Diary, I found a turd on my desk this morning. An actual poop. Just one tiny tootsie roll, all by itself, still fresh. Puppy sized. But there was no way for the puppy to get ...
Dear Diary, I spent all day reorganizing the pantry because I decided I’m going to feel like a fantastic idiot if the Cascadia Earthquake hits and I didn’t use this time I have at h...