“Betseeeeeey, you ready?” Barrett called. “Yeah,” came her quick quip. It’s Saturday morning and we were well into our routine. I got up early and ran, Barrett took a shower, and then we headed for the quaint, dirty kitchen for our breakfast date. He putzed with the ingredients for berry pancakes while I made the…
Sound Bites
“Dude, look at the tree!! You can see where the lightning struck and ran from top to bottom! All the bark exploded off in 2 inch lines!” “How do you like your hot dog Brad?” “Colleen, your independence is harming our relationship.” “Are you letting business become an excuse for not serving?” “This curry is…
Moths
“BETSEEEEEE,” Barrett explains in the boyish pleading voice he only has for Betsy. “We have to get rid of these moths, I’ve never seen them this bad.” This was true. Our house had been invaded by these little flying-termite looking moths that found solace in all of our grain food. They had also taken a…
Click, Click, Click
Blink, Blink…is it August already? Phew!!! I have clicked my ruby reds 3 times and have arrived back in Louisville! The fairytale journey of being whisked to CO to meet Barrett’s family, flying to RI to reconnect with mine and prepare for the wedding, seeing people from a lifetime before, kissing my husband for the…
Making Sense of Noise
“Listen! Can you hear that,” asked Barrett a couple days after landing in Louisville? I listened as we stood in the cool night breeze looking at the star studded sky. “SILENCE!” I said breaking that very thing! No trucks emitting both noise and smoke pollution as they roared past the garbage lined streets of Nonthaburi. …