family

The message

I get. I hear you. You don’t have to shout. I’m not as stupid as I seem. I am just stubborn. Just like you. Just like our dad. Just like our grandpa. etc. We come from a long line of stubborn people. I just don’t want to accept a life without you. You are a [...]

Long time, no blog

I can’t decide if not having time to blog is a good thing or a bad thing. On the one hand, I am way too busy to even remember my log-in info for my blog, on the other, working until 8 pm most nights is not the right kind of busy. Not to say I [...]

Never have kids when your 9 (and other cautionary tales)

Last week was finals week at SU. Naturally, I spent 35 hours (including an all-nighter) working on a project. On top of the hour I spent grading a final paper. Whew. Luckily, everything turned out awesome. You may be asking yourself “when did Jeni go back to school?”. Jeni didn’t. Jeni’s brother/son is in college, [...]

True Love

True Love

The other day, my sister tweeted something that caused my heart to stop cold. I immediately picked up the phone to call. Mammer answered. Mam: Hi Auntie Jeni! Me: Hi Mammer! What are you doing? Mam: Oh, just talking to you. Me: Oh! Well, Mam, mommy told me you have a girlfriend. What’s up with [...]

I’ve been sick (and other excuses)

It’s always hard for me to write when I come back from vacation. It’s been doubly hard this time since I’ve been sick since the moment I landed in Seattle. So sick, in fact, I missed an awesome PNW blogger get together I had been looking forward to for weeks. I had a wonderful time [...]

Heading South

I am leaving tomorrow to head home. Home to my sister, my nephews, my mom and my grandparents. I scheduled this trip just before Christmas, because it was unbearable to me to not be with my family for the holidays. I had to have something to look forward to. I am looking forward to it. [...]

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