Dirty Banana Pants

July 3, 2008, my grandmother, Norma, the mother of my mother passed away.  I wasn’t close with her, in fact, I hadn’t spoken to her in over 10 years.  She wasn’t known for her kindness, at least not to her immediate family, and she wasn’t known for her tact.  She was from Mississippi and spoke […]

Yesterday was my Dad’s 67th birthday.  I took the kids over to my parents’ house to eat some cake and hang out for a bit.  While we are sitting there, a commercial for the Love Guru appeared.
Dad: That Love Guru looks down right stupid.
Mom: Justin Timberlake is in it also.
Dad: Justin Timberlake?  I don’t understand […]

One thing I’ve never done in my life is being interviewed for a job while I am sick.  However, I will get the chance to do it this week, not once, but 4 times.  I’ve not been sick in over a year, and now, when I need my voice the most, I’ve come down with […]

Yesterday, after my job interview…I picked up my mother from work and she and I met my father and my brother, Brian for lunch.  My parents both ordered soup with their lunch, mom asked for the tomato basil and my dad requested the soup du jour, which was chicken and shrimp gumbo.  We sat at […]