I am strong and confident, swift and competent, leaving completed tasks in my dust as I dance through my day. I face adversity with a smile, and I always see the humor in everything. I am grateful for my family and my home, for A’Kos the Super Wonder Service Dog and all he does for […]
Author Archives: solinox
Dear friend,
It’s been a year since you were taken from us. Such a long time, and such a short time. Time enough to diminish somewhat the immediate soul-searching I did wondering if I could have helped you, if I could have saved you, if I should have done something different. Not nearly enough time to touch […]
No Good Time
There is no time when I can guarantee that nothing will keep me from making an appointed time. I can never promise that Kender will not have a meltdown over putting on his coat and shoes. I can’t promise that I can exercise complete control over the sleeping and waking habits of six or seven […]
Third Time’s Charm
We originally said we wanted three kids. We got three all at once. So then we had three more. Most of their birthdates are divisible by three. All of our kids are about 3 years apart, except for the triplets who are 30 seconds apart. The triplets were three months early, and they spent three […]
A Twisty Maze
“You are in a twisty maze of passages, all alike.” There are so many different paths to follow, and they all get tangled up into a knot. Some of them only call with whispers, while others yell and shout loudly to keep my attention. No matter what path I head down, I always end up […]
The Kender Report
It’s been a while, so I figured it was past time for another post on Kender. October was a busy time for us, with so many birthdays to celebrate. A’Kos also has made some new friends. He is just as happy to calm my friend’s autistic children as he is to work with Kender. He […]
‘Tis the Season
The gift-giving season, that is. For our family, it starts in September, really, and runs all the way to March, after which our family gets a nice reprieve (except for Kender’s birthday). Birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays, every month, one after another. If you speak of friends, we have birthdays year-round, of course. But then there is […]
Beloved Dead
The dead have been much on my mind this month as we approach the feast of Samhain. Halloween, Dia do los Muertos, Samhain, all remember and celebrate the dead at this time of year. In Wicca, we believe the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead grows thinner at […]
Uber Driving
Probably the most interesting thing to happen around here in the past few weeks (besides birthdays, which really aren’t mine to tell anymore) is my new income stream as an Uber driver. If you haven’t heard of Uber yet (or Lyft, or Sidecar), it is a ride-sharing service. Uber provides an interface and payment system […]
Nothing to Say
I have no desire to step up on a soap box today. There’s the whole “We Want to Celebrate Colonization of the Americas” day thing, but I don’t really feel like digging into it. I can’t think of anything that is bothering me more than the ulcer that currently feels like it has actually poked a […]