Duncan Dogsitting We're dogsitting a new dog so naturally Duncan is being very clingy. This animal I birthed does not care for change. (I would tell you the full graphic birthing story
Running The Pioneer Day Marathon That Wasn't On Pioneer Day They shuttle you to the tippiest top of the toppiest mountain at negative eleventy in the morning for the Pioneer Day marathon. I was already in shock before the alarm
Skylar Bedtime "Time for bed!" He said it so cheerfully. In a tone like he was breaking good news. "Sky," my own tone was one of exasperation. "It's still light outside." I
Skylar Paper Towel Skylar had already been gone for hours when I walked into the kitchen Tuesday morning. I know he had left around 5:05 AM because he accidentally woke me up
Skylar Weekend Dad I'm in Dallas this week for work because I guess law happens there, too. I found out I was going to have to travel to Texas just a few days
Skylar Apps I thumbed through them and then almost subconsciously opened one of my apps. An hour later I had toggled back and forth and around Twitter and Instagram and Patreon and
Skylar Peacocks "Do they have babies or do they just like, hang out?" Skylar was talking to the woman feeding the peacocks that roam our neighborhood year round. It didn't occur to
Skylar A Yelp Review We arrived at this establishment at 11:30 PM and that's my first complaint. Nothing should be open at 11:30 PM except for hotels and hospitals. I, of course,
Ridiculous A Little Musical A little while back I got connected with Mindy Gledhill on what the kids are calling "The Twitter." For those who don't know, Mindy is this really great musician (check
Skylar Lavender This morning I woke up to a text from Skylar. "Should I make cinnamon rolls or are you going to walk with me to get breakfast?" It was 7:30,
Skylar Skylar Is Trying To Leave Me Salt Lake City has turned into the Jaws of Hell this summer and my Portland-born hippie helpmate is not having any of it. I really thought the winters would be
Essays Good Morning Did U Floss? By Rebbie Brassfield Like every idiot who moves to California, I had not considered the fact that I would never be able to settle there. All that had mattered as
Skylar Playdate Skylar woke up this morning at negative one thousand o'clock so he could wander the house complaining that he's "already bored." I married a man who has apparently lost the
Essays The Long Road Back: A 1965 Mormon Film About Chastity. I Think. By reader request (I don’t remember who. Sorry.), I’ve decided to take a deep dive into a 1965 Mormon film called “The Long Road Back.” We begin with
Travel The East Side of the Big Island It seems like there was a time—decades, maybe?—where every sitcom on TV ran a handful of Hawaiian-themed episodes. I know The Brady Bunch did this. The Saved By
Travel The Big Island It was a Christmas miracle that we made it to Hawaii without drama. Well, apart from my unrelenting nagging. Skylar told me that our tropical vacation is probably only going
Skylar Bed Sheets I'm currently married to someone who has an actual addiction to buying sheets. This is not something I am capable of comprehending. Before I met Skylar-what's-his-name, I don't think I
Skylar Covid Testing Skylar has one more big test next week because Hell is eternal, and then he supposedly has a couple of weeks off. That man has been verging on a nervous
House Yard Hoarders We may have an actual problem at this point. It started out slowly. My mother handed me a plow my great grandpa used for the entire second half of the
Skylar Masters Skylar supposedly finished his third year of medical school last week. You wouldn't know it by watching his actions since then, which have consisted entirely of basically the same activities
Skylar A Horrific Birthday Surprise That Was Fine I told you a while ago that my dragon slayer started torturing me around February with birthday threats. Skylar's track record on birthday surprises: they are the most amazingly thoughtful
Ridiculous Customer Service In These Unprecedented Times LISTEN. LISTEN TO ME. I know I am Karen with a capital K right now. I know I'm the worst version of a Jerry Seinfeld boomer (how is that man
Essays A Flushed Toilet There was a yellow split-level house just on the next street over where Sandy Parker lived. She had a boy my age named Paul Parker. Paul Parker’s large round
Emily Michigan A few years ago my friend Emily bought a cabin in Michigan. Emily grew up in Michigan and now she lives in Salt Lake City down the street from my
Skylar Covid Vaccine The granola vaccine lady with spiky hair told me yesterday afternoon that with my second Covid shot I may experience "some symptoms." I, of course, waved her away with a
