This post is going to be a quickie... The only reason I'm taking the time to type this is because as I do type this K is desperately fighting sleep in the next room and while she does that I'm taking the time to do this. This being the post writing thing. And while she … Continue reading a quickie…
Category: marriage
communication
We have a large wood table in our dining room. It seats 6 comfortably but we've gotten 10 people around it a time or two. It's home to family meals, friendly chats, art projects, pumpkin carving, other things... Right now I sit at one end of it, my beloved dining table. Mike sits at the … Continue reading communication
losing my libido… part 2
It seemed so clear what had to be done, after all my sex drive had been decimated and though I didn't want to have sex, I wanted to want it. I wanted to feel like that sassy sultry woman I once knew as me. I wanted to throw on a cute little dress and some … Continue reading losing my libido… part 2
losing my libido… part 1
Not long after my daughter was born, in the grand scheme of things, I started to feel amorous towards my husband again. I thought it would be forever but it really wasn't that long at all.The doctor told me to wait 6 weeks before having any sexual contact.6 weeks. When he said 6 weeks it … Continue reading losing my libido… part 1
only once
It hangs in the back of a seldom used closet, zipped up tight in a garment bag. The most expensive piece of clothing I've ever owned, it was $395 on sale, the most expensive piece of clothing I've ever owned and I haven't worn it in almost 7 years. I remember when I saw it … Continue reading only once
body heat
I sit in the office loft of our house typing on our big reliable laptop. The one we affectionately call the "Tank". I know it must be warm in here because the air conditioning is running still at almost 10 pm. It was hot all day. So hot that K didn't want to play outside … Continue reading body heat
sleepless nights…
I'm a little tired babies.I'm keeping late nights.Late.The time I want to go to bed sees me sitting wide awake.And what am I doing with that precious time I have scheduled for sleep?I could be blogging, commenting, reading, editing, watching tv, planning parties, fretting, doing bills, chasing the cats or folding laundry...but I'm not.The past … Continue reading sleepless nights…
dream marriage
Last night Mr. Kaos tossed and turned and turned and tossed and didn't sleep. We, all three of us, have a cold. K seems to be coming through it fine, Mr. Kaos is getting better, but I feel like a zombie.Still I felt bad to see him so exhausted this morning so I ushered K … Continue reading dream marriage