We rented a house on the beach for a week with my mother and brother. It went a little like this:
All in all, I’d say it was a good trip. Just don’t ask my mom how she liked the beginning of it. And whatever you do, don’t mention the tree that got a little extra compost that Monday night. She doesn’t really appreciate it. But do hand her a Corona, with lime, of course. And then just sit on a deck, and dream of the ocean.
Cian woke up yesterday beside me. He was stuffy with a cold and at some…
It’s Thursday, and the weather has finally cooled enough here that you can…
Perspective | One Vignette | 5th Aug 13
[…] were at the beach a couple of months ago, as you know. We spent a week there, with our children and my mother and brother, renting two floors of a big […]
Hannah Naczi | 2nd Aug 13
Your mom has probably been through at lot worse, and I’m sure she took it all in stride (and was sincere with the “don’t mind” comment). We grandmas are tough cookies. Also, I think I was annoyed by drunk teenagers when I was teenager, so don’t feel bad. Finally, every kid should twirl to the Dead in their heads, loved that image!
Leah Ferguson | 5th Aug 13
Oh, Hannah. As long as she stops the twirling (or keeps the twirling, but shirks all the *other* stuff Dead-related. ahem) by the time she’s in college…