As the niblings get older they don’t need ol’ Aunt Jodi very often. This breaks my heart a little because I miss when they would tell me stories about the Guam school for cute as…
Posts tagged Maxwell
Day 29 of 200: I Woke with Murder on My Mind
I’m tired tonight as I type up the day’s 200 words. I didn’t get to sleep until late because of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential and I was up early due to the lawn mowers making…
The Melancholy of Late October
Generally speaking the best times to be alive in Minnesota, a state where so much of your emotional life can be dependent on the weather, are June and October. I am sure there are some…
Sasquatch & Nephews & Best Buy HQ
When my nephew Max was a little kid he was afraid of Sasquatch. He would sleep with my Grammu’s old cane and talk about how Sasquatch might come and scare him in the night. I…
A Little Close to Whole Again
Max has been talking about how excited he was to go to Mr. Pig Stuff for the past three weeks. It’s his favorite restaurant in all of Shakopee and he was downright giddy as we…