Where did I go?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 10:08PM Oh yes. Zee blog. Zee blog! Christ on a cracker.
(I realize that possibly, as an agnostic/atheist/non-Christian, I may not be allowed to say “Christ on a cracker”. But I do believe that Jesus was probably a real person, if not a miraculous one, and, as such, may have rested on a cracker at one point or another. As one does.)
Where did I go? Uh, nowhere, really. I went to bed at 8:30pm every night for three fucking weeks straight, is where I went. The Un Mom household has been not a whole lotta fun this summer. The shorty brought some gross phlegmy cough home from daycare, and then another one, and Alfred hadn’t gotten over the first one so he developed pneumonia. The second gross phlegmy cough hung around in my head for 2 weeks, and decided to become a sinus infection. It hasn’t actually gone away but I’m staying awake past 8:30pm out of sheer stubbornness.
Somewhere in the middle of all that coughing and whining, Alfred’s dad passed away. I had an occasionally contentious relationship with my father-in-law, but I always knew him to have a good heart and a lot of love. I’m not sure any eulogy I could write would really do him justice, so I’ll just say that he will be very, very missed.
So that’s where I’ve been. I’m sure something else has happened in the last four weeks. I know I bought some groceries.
How about you?
Reader Comments (21)
You were missed. And I'm very, very sorry for your loss.
So sorry to hear that you were away for these reasons and not because you had moved to St. Barts or something. Also, I noticed when I clicked over from Twitter that the link was broken.
I've been here all along waiting impatiently for Summer to arrive.
one of my favourite saying is Holy Crap on a Cracker. Rrrrrolls off zee tongue.
Oh dear! You have had a tough three weeks and I just wanted to let you know that you have been missed. So sorry to hear of your father-in-laws' passing. Hugs to you and to your family.
Sorry also to hear of the illness spreading through your household. Those summer colds and such suck big time. Hope you all feel better real soon.
Me...well I am find and still enjoying the summer heat! I love it! I have been sunbathing, reading and painting. All in all...good times!!!
Hugs
SueAnn
I'm sorry to hear about your father-in-law and totally understand the contentious relationship but very missed part. It was the same with my father-in-law and I. Take care of yourself. Wait?! Staying awake past 8:30 is a bad thing? Damn it!
Good for you for going to bed at 8:30. So sorry to hear about your father-in-law, and that your cute little petrie dishes of bacteria have infected the whole fam. Fall will be better!!!
I am so sorry to hear that times have been rough these past few weeks! I thought that maybe YOU were out resting on crackers! Only to find it was more like a bed of nails. Hang in!
I'm sorry things have been so difficult lately. You have also been light on the twitters, which is sadness.
I hope the wrongs right themselves soon and all the gunky germs clear out.
Wow, your summer has just sucked. I just assumed you were off saving the world or something. Sorry about that. Hope the fall gets better. Oh, wait, you got a new job. That had to balance something cosmically, right?
My condolences on Alfred's dad. And I've been battling the American version of your phlegmy foe. Sprite's favorite saying of late has been "What the chicken nuggets?" and I've been biting my tongue to keep from repeating it.
I'm sorry for your loss. And about you being sick. But your random aside about Jesus just made my day. So I guess there's good and bad. As always.
Sorry about all that coughy crap that's going back and forth ... and sorry for the loss in your family ... take a deep breath and relax... this too shall pass...
xo, Keels.
friggin yuck.
that is a shittastic summer. i am sorry for your family's loss. that tough and a hard thing to watch your spouse go through.
i've bought some groceries too. and worked. my ass off. thats about it.
I lost a step father and gained an iPhone.
Not his.
I'm so sorry to hear about your father-in-law. It seems like when it rains, it pours.
I hope your household is phlegm-free soon, and that you are all hanging in there.
Ugh- what a crappy way to spend three weeks. I went away for a weekend without the small one, you know the romantic kind? I found out after eating the shellfish that red tide has kind of been a problem as of late. Wound up sitting on the john, throwing up into a waste basket. Other than that, I've been working like a crazy person. The fun never ends.
I'm sorry about you father-in-law, I hope you and your sig. other are doing OK.
Sorry to hear about the loss... and the phlegmy grossness attacks... and... the groceries?
You went the exact same place I went: Real Life. It's not as much fun of a place as Happy Magical Internet Land, but we have to go from time to time. It makes Happy Magical Internet Land all the more enjoyable!
Hope everyone's feeling better!
I'm very, very sorry for your loss
Sorry to hear of the loss of your Father-in-law. My prayers are with you and the family. I know this will be a difficult time on top of your being sick. Get well soon!