Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: July 2014

  • Birthday Gifts

    My birthday is coming up. What to get me, what to get me? I’ve been very clear with Gary for the last six months. “I want one of those SodaStream devices for my birthday.” They were the go-to gift for Christmas one year. You make your own soda! Given that the soda we like (Diet…

  • Ah, We Have Fallen Into the Trap

    Well, we did pretty well. We got through a year and a quarter without having an epic fight about retirement financial role reversal. Originally, I was relaxed, and Gary was stressed, and neither of us counted pennies. Now, Gary is the Relaxation Expert, and I am stressed. What provoked the epic fight? He wanted to…

  • KC Wedding

    Gary’s sister, mother of the Niece and Nephew, divorced for twenty years, found love again and was married in Kansas City this past weekend. We were the only ones in her family able to attend. Gary was tasked with getting everyone there virtually. The parents of the Bride wisely opted out of the technological challenge…

  • Old Friends

    Last month I had dinner with my friend Carol. (Blog reference: supremely practical nurse friend who knew enough to recommend I see the doctor when I first had MS symptoms.) I last saw Carol in … 2010, I think. We were friends in high school, then kept up when she went away to college, she…