Tuesday, Mar 10 2009
Two years ago today, I called my nephew to wish him a happy birthday. He had turned 7. My sister-in-law answered the phone, and here’s how the conversation went down…
Kris: Evan, Auntie Michelle wants to talk to you.
[Evan grabs the phone.]
Evan: What?
Kris (in background): Um, how about “hello?”
Evan: Hello?
[I immediately sing happy birthday.]
Evan (monotone): Thanks.
[After [...]
Friday, Jan 16 2009
On Sunday morning, December 7th, I received a concerning phone call about my step-father. (His name is Robert, but decades ago the nickname Ro was given to and seamlessly stuck with him.) Ro was in the ICU with renal failure. The situation looked grim. I was in a sickly state myself, but felt a tug [...]
Categories: Childhood, Daily Grind, Health, Parenthood -- Tags: Death, Family, MichelleSaturday, Oct 18 2008
My grandparents used to take my mom and uncle to Nelson Ledges in the fall when they were young. My mom carried on that tradition with my brothers and me, every fall if possible. We typically started our day in the picnic area, enjoyed a lunch together, and tossed around a football or frisbee in [...]
Categories: Blog, Childhood, Daily Grind -- Tags: Brian, Family, Masthead, Michelle, Nelson LedgesSaturday, Oct 11 2008
A week ago today we had the funeral service for my grandmother. Of course there were many moments of tears and sadness, but the weekend overall was really nice. Nice? Yes. Because the entire weekend was about our family. My mom and step-dad, my brothers and their families, my uncle and aunt, my cousins, family [...]
Categories: Childhood, Parenthood -- Tags: Death, Family, MichelleMonday, Aug 18 2008
Last year my mom and I worked on a photobook project and, as a result, had spent hours and hours looking through boxes of childhood memories – pictures, report cards, class projects – that were anything from hilarious to sentimental to cute to outright pathetic. We had a good laugh at my brothers’ and my [...]
Categories: Childhood -- Tags: Michelle