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Forgetting the Pledge of Allegiance and Other Symptoms of Adult Summer Slide

A couple of weeks ago, I was at my parents’ house when my mom mentioned that she “pledged the table.” She meant that she used Pledge cleaner on the kitchen table, but I (being the hilarious and punny daughter that I am) wanted to make the obvious joke that she pledged allegiance to her table.Continue reading “Forgetting the Pledge of Allegiance and Other Symptoms of Adult Summer Slide”

There’s a New Version of Me in the House, and She’s a Little Wacko

My hubby refers to the person he’s living with right now as “Summer Carie.” Summer Carie is a little crazy. She stays up late but also, somehow, gets up early. She reads for hours on end, only stopping to skip over to her husband, kiss him on the cheek, and tell him her latest ideaContinue reading “There’s a New Version of Me in the House, and She’s a Little Wacko”

I had plans.

I had plans. BIG plans. I was going to conquer the world and the laundry. I was going to write the great American novel and bake the great American pie. I was going to rid my home of every piece of clutter, every unnecessary item of clothing, every duplicate ladle (because really, how many ladlesContinue reading “I had plans.”