With apologies and thanks to Stefanie, for being so kind about letting me steal the Friday Five… ONE: Went to Jersey yesterday to get the radio in my car fixed. (Random buttons would stop working at random intervals.) They gave me a refurbished one which is exactly like the old one, except that it only [...]
Archive for the ‘Kickball’ Category
30 May
Long way home
I made it home on the bike yesterday. It only took 10 minutes longer to go uphill than down. My heart almost exploded two or possibly three times, but I made it. I took a wee shortcut through a mini golf course, but that was mostly to avoid having to turn left at a busy [...]
11 Dec
Flashback
I have a physical therapy appointment tomorrow where I will learn to point and flex my foot. Big stuff. I was thinking about it, and it occurred to me that I never recounted the story. If you’ve been reading the blog through all of NaBloPoMo, you know that I broke my ankle and my lower [...]
3 Nov
Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.
(Guest post brought to you by Birmingham) Self-injury: You are NOT the only one If you cause physical harm to your body in order to deal with overwhelming feelings, know that you have nothing to be ashamed of. How do you know if you self-injure? It may seem an odd question to some, but a [...]
2 Nov
I’m going to kick that kickball’s ass!
Hi everyone, SisterAlyson here. Noelle asked me to hack into her blog b/c she broke her ankle playing kickball last night. She was in the hospital last night and will probably have to stay over again tonight b/c she’s getting surgery later today so they can put a pin in her ankle. The worst part [...]
17 Sep
She was just seventeen, you know what I mean
Dear valued blog readers, Thank you very much for your generous comments. I went to the party as an 80′s mallrat. I swear I don’t normally look this youthful, bu this was the final product: My hair doesn’t do high that well, despite the generous amount of hairspray lent to me by Flick (pictured below [...]
13 Sep
Dress You Up In My Love
I volunteered to be on the board of directors of my kickball division because I need to be in control I like being part of the decision-making process. Being on the board means if your party planner decides the mid-season party is going to be a theme party, you can vote down that decision. However, [...]
17 Aug
Hot Six
I went to see my doctor about my knees yesterday. She agreed that my right leg is indeed longer than my left and told me it was because of tightness in my lower back. Then I told her that I’ve been trying to heal myself by doing exercises I got off the internet and I’ve [...]
