Ridiculous Earthquake Yesterday we were woken up by an earthquake, which, in case you've never experienced this, is a super crazy way to start your day. It happened at some
Ridiculous More Social Distancing Skylar read some advice on the internet for couples who are now stuck at home together all day. It said to come up with an imaginary coworker and blame everything
Ridiculous Social Distancing We're social distancing at our house right now. It started around Thursday, kind of in phases. I went to my office in the morning, Skylar went to school.
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions All y'all, Strangerville Live is NEXT WEEK. It's in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 6 at 8:00 PM. There will be snacks. We are
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions The other day I wrote to you about Skylar's proclivity to misplace things [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2020/02/wedding-ring.html] and how he wanted praise for going
Ridiculous Heated Blankets There are heated blankets and heating pads plugged into nearly every outlet in my house. The gas fireplace is constantly running. Sometimes I come home to find Skylar standing over
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Two days ago I got on a flight and I was seated next to a middle aged man who AND I'M NOT JUDGING seemed a little cranky. I&
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Hi I just took Duncan outside and he didn't want to walk in the snow so he just stood on the patio for five minutes so I walked
Ollie Our Snowy Graveyard Last week we went to Vancouver Washington for Thanksgiving. Skylar grew up there and all of his family still lives in Vancouver or across the river in Portland so the
EMBARRASSING HR I haven't talked about her for a while, but rest assured, Herminda is still around. I know she's still around because she saw me naked today. Twice. For those unfamiliar, a few years ago I "hired" someone to
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Apparently Bozo the Clown died. Matt just told me and then scolded me for asking who that is. Which reminds me, I called Skylar "the ol' battleaxe"
Ridiculous Happy Birthday Yesterday was Duncan's birthday. Well, I don't actually know whether that's true. He didn't come with papers or any helpful information, like
knitting Winter is COMING [psttt. Strangerville Live is this Friday in SLC at 8:00 at Kiln. Get tickets here [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strangerville-live-tickets-75776773369?fbclid=IwAR0L0AuSvw2yAT6ztsFKtb8SnsWZ-0sYAKZr1oHeBmawype98kcBWZ_lq-E] if you haven't
Ridiculous Jack-O-Lantern We carved pumpkins on Tuesday because I'm a go-getter. They were beautiful. True masterpieces. I'm like you, and everyone else ever in the history of the
House Let It Snow We woke up to a snowstorm this morning, which is Skylar's actual vision of heaven. Mine: I'm greeted by a woman making flour tortillas. We become
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I haven't done Pictures & Distractions since before the war so here you go. I know you've been praying for this. You know mamma doesn'
Ollie Homohood of the Traveling T-Shirt I got in trouble tonight. We went to Matt's house to pick up Duncan because he and Ollie have been on a 7-day back-and-forth sleepover date. We pass
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions What a week. Duncan is sitting here on the couch with me. We are watching tv. Sort of. He's more focused on a bone and I'm
Ollie Horses On Saturday we decided to take Ollie and Duncan for a hike. We drove to the Uintas an hour and a half from Salt Lake City and found an 8-mile
Ridiculous Recurring Dreams When I was around 6 I started having this recurring nightmare where my entire family sat on a couch together, Simpsons style, staring out this glass door that led to
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I'm getting yelled at right now because I just admitted to Skylar that the reason Duncan got up in the middle of the night last night and wanted
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions It's about 24 hours before our show. I told Meg and Jolyn I don't know what to wear so they've been having me text
Duncan The Alexa (I know. I KNOW. I'm a broken record. But this is the last week. Strangerville Live is THIS FRIDAY. Please come. Meg is telling an embarrassing story. And
Duncan And That's OK We're out on the patio. Skylar is studying. He decided to pursue a masters degree in the summers because apparently he's not sufficiently exhausted by medical
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Hola. This is a reminder that we've got a Strangerville Live show coming up on July 12. Get your tickets at this link [https://www.meetup.com/thebeehivelivehq/
