Tag: wife
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Special Relaunch
My wife is relaunching her website to build a presence online for her writing career. Check it out. She is awesome. https://stephanieallencrist.com/2023/10/13/a-poetic-promise/
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Calling Off
I am only scheduled to work two days a week at Walgreens at this time. Sometimes I can’t even do that. My wife needs to sleep. Not only is she the only driver in the family which means I would have to find another ride, but she is also the only other person to watch…
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Foster Sister
Growing up my parents took in a whole lot of kids. They came almost exclusively from deeply troubled homes. Some stayed with us for a day, or a month, and a few for several years. Of the forty or fifty foster siblings I have had in my life one stayed in regular contact with our…
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Quiet and Gratitude
Today has been pretty quiet so far. I was able to sleep in which I’m almost always grateful for. We got money for groceries and rent today. I remain grateful for the blessing of a full refrigerator and bills that are payed on time. Love and health inspire gratitude. But I think I’ve said it…
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Maximum Capacity
Our homeless friend seems to have found accommodations more to his liking. Both of my older sons are content to live on their own. So The house just has me, my wife and our two adult disabled children. At this point in my life that seems like enough. When we are all in the house…
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Mother’s Day
I woke up early (and stayed awake) to give our youngest son a bath. I made sure he ate and let him watch a few videos with me. He seemed agitated, so I gave him his morning medication. My intention was to let his mother and my lovely wife sleep in. She got up to…
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Running Late
The past couple of days have been hard on my wife. She has been having trouble getting the motivation to do things like grocery shopping. But she went to do that a little bit ago. Sadly I don’t think she’ll be back in time for me to get to Walgreens promptly. I’m okay with that.…
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Day Off (in D minor)
It’s been a quiet day for the first time in about a week. My wife and boys are better regulated. Our homeless man went to the job center. And I’m a little more relaxed. I joked earlier that our ducks still aren’t in a row. The little peckers are running around and hiding our spoons.…