by mssinglemama on July 8, 2009
My aunt and I were talking on the phone about my French-Canadian fiance.
We would be getting married in her back yard in just a few days. I was frantically planning the wedding so we could beat an INS deadline to kick him out of the country.
“So, do you have that feeling?” she asked. “You know how people say ‘when you know, you know.’ Do you have it?”
“No, I don’t. It’s not there. Is that bad?”
“Oh, I’m sure it’s fine. You know you want to be with him, right?”
“Yeah. And that’s crazy anyway? It’s all a risk, a leap of faith, how can you just know?”
I was 25-years-old and I was really good at talking myself into things. [click to continue…]
by mssinglemama on May 31, 2009
There are few things in life that really upset me, the Kroger Grocery Store bathroom is one of them.
If you’ve been reading my blog for these past (nearly) two years you’ll notice that I rarely complain about anything. It’s just not my style. I also feel that, despite being a single mom, I have it pretty damn good.
But this is something I couldn’t let slide.
Benjamin is potty training.
His bowel movements now control my every waking moment especially when we are out and away from the comfort of our own potty. Outside of my short time in Texas and my post-separation year at Mom’s, I have been living in Grandview, a small and deliciously sweet oasis in Columbus since graduating college.
Over the course of the past 8 years I have always shopped at the two local grocery stores – one being the Kroger on Chambers. I couldn’t begin to guess how much money I’ve actually spent there but I’m sure it’s over $10,000. And in all of that time I’ve never had to use their restroom. [click to continue…]
