covid Smells Almost the exact moment I published my last update on Stranger last Thursday, mere seconds after I typed the words at you "I haven't lost taste or smell at all,
Skylar Breakthrough Almost the moment we walked into our house on Sunday night after getting back from the Vegas wedding, a small cough erupted from the inner-most depths of my soul. We
Matt Upgrade Matt got married this weekend. We were disappointed with this because we had fully planned to have him live in our basement one day and be "oh that's just grumpy
Skylar Letter to Sky I know this seems like the anniversary that will never end; I promise this is the last of this. Each year I write Skylar a letter on our anniversary (he
Duncan A Weekend Getaway "We really should bring Duncan. He hardly ever gets to take a vacation and he could use one considering how hard he works." Skylar was referring to our fall trip
Skylar "I'll Just Get Ready On The Way" Skylar climbed into the car, half naked, and said "I'll just get ready on the way." It was so casual, the way he said it. Like this was an obvious
Skylar And You Doubted Me I woke up to the sound of a phone ringing. Skylar was making a call at 7:30. "Bright Smile Dental. How can I help you?" "Yes—do you have
Skylar Sunday Morning Skylar woke me up by tapping on my shoulder, like I was a stranger ahead of him in line somewhere and he needed to ask me a question. "What?" I
The Siblings My Sister Got Hitched The other day my sister got married, which is great and I'm so happy for her. Unfortunately I can't share photos of it? Because Skylar said that's illegal? Something about
Skylar A Sweater That Is Blue. I Think. I started a sweater nearly a year ago and I meant to knit it for myself but after about six months, I started to realize that it was going to
Skylar All Hands On Deck Skylar is coming home TOMORROW, which means I desperately need everyone to come over right now and clean this house. I won't take your excuses. You need to take some
Skylar Mums the Word Suddenly I was at the neighborhood garden store, pushing a cart the size of a 1978 Granada around tight corners and into other customers' shins as my nervous husband with
Skylar A Long Journey I spent the weekend in Portland in an effort to catch Skylar in AFFAIRS and DRUGS and SEX SCANDAL. He claims he's there for four weeks for a "rotation" in
Ollie A Reunion I texted Matt to let him know we were in St. George, which is about two hours from Las Vegas, where he rudely moved earlier this year, taking my sweet
Skylar Mormon Grandma "You are the epitome of a Mormon grandma," Skylar said to me last night while scrolling through something on his phone. He wasn't even looking at me. Wholly distracted to
Skylar Shush I've married an absolute con-artist. There were signs, I guess. I can't fully claim I could have never known. While we were dating he repeatedly told me he would "pack
Skylar The Farmers' Market "You can't fit there!" I screamed it at Skylar when he told me he found a parking spot that would require some parallel parking that was beyond my abilities. Almost
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,
