Bring it on Middle America
I’m headed to the Heartland for the weekend. If I haven’t been detained for public dancing, I’ll be back on Tuesday. PS — My husband’s uncle said the following: “I heard you were coming this weekend so...
View ArticleJust a Regular Monday with my In-Laws
I spent yesterday morning at Teeter’s Sugar Shack with my father-in-law. You read that right. Teeter’s. Sugar. Shack. While that would make an excellent name for a strip club in Dillon, Texas, it is...
View ArticleApparently, I Live in Arlen, Texas
Last week, my husband got a call from our neighbor who was doing a little light home remodeling that involved removing some baseboards. Because it was the night before garbage pick-up on our block,...
View ArticleDeath by Deer: A Tale in which I Save My Husband’s Life and He Doesn’t...
My husband and I went hiking in Yosemite National Park. Everything was glorious. We were just happily traipsing along in the woods when, suddenly, danger struck. I froze. My husband, however, continued...
View ArticleA Lot of Circumstances and a Little Pomp
This morning, my hands started to shake. I became nervous to open the freezer. I felt the urge to buy a piece of NASCAR merch. I started wondering if there would be a talking teddy bear on my...
View ArticleHow to Make Home Depot Your B*tch
Almost five years ago, my husband and I bought a house. Calling our house a fixer-upper would be generous, and, because our grasp on both reality and good decision-making is loose, we decided to fix...
View ArticleAdventures in Stupid Cooking
As ErinGoBrawl explained earlier this week, I have long dabbled in the art that is Stupid Food with her and BigBrawler. Recently, the dudes in my life found a way to kick things up a notch in that...
View ArticleBabies, Roast Raccoon, and Chakras: A Rural Yuletide Tale
Back in 2006, after more than four years together and just after the time period for an annulment on our marriage had expired, Country Boy decided to take me to his maternal grandparents’ farm in...
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