a good time was had by all.
Posted by jessica on Jan 15, 2010 with
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And no, you don’t close your eyes to reality. You don’t pretend. Not for longer than it takes for a daydream, at least. Maybe two, if necessary.
But what you do is go to where the love is real.
Where it piles up deep like snowdrifts after the plows have had their say.
And you take off your wraps so you can really feel it.
piled up love.
You take your time there.
Pose for a picture.
Cause you don’t want to forget the time when you were mermaids. When the water was warm and soft and innocence looked at you from big brown eyes.
mermaids for a day
Just like yours were.
And you wonder if you’ll ever be again.
Innocent, I mean.
But you can’t sit around and wonder all day long.
Not when there are adorable little faces to kiss.
Not when there are pink striped sweaters to be worn.
and this. this right here, this is good.
Not when you’ve got hair that looks a lot like your nephew’s.
the best kind of monster is a two-headed monster.
And not when your face looks a lot like a whackadoodle.
Posted by jessica on Jan 1, 2010 with
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Well that’s a relief. The fact that there are some things that I can just count on, I mean. For instance, no matter what color my hair is, there are a few consistencies to my life. Like how my hair often goes unwashed. And how dogs like to nibble on me. Come to think of it, [...]
Posted by jessica on Dec 27, 2009 with
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Jenna found out the hard way that cats don’t actually make the best cooking assistants. One could say that it might have something to do with the fact that the cat couldn’t quite reach the counter, but there was some question as to what he would do if he actually could. I try to give [...]
Posted by jessica on Dec 20, 2009 with
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Christmas just isn’t Christmas without this little creeper, unfortunately. Something about sentimentality keeps him resurfacing every year. And something about my brother relentlessly searching through the box of Christmas ornaments until he finds his Santa that he made when he was little. And then settles it on the tree in a place of honor. Look [...]
