Tag: family
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Coffee First, Questions Later
I woke up late. I spilled my kid’s MCT oil all over the carpet. We’re dressed and ready in 15 minutes flat. I get in the car, and of course, the low fuel light is glowing as if mocking me. I nearly take out the garage door while backing out like I’m driving Wonder Woman’s…
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Twelve Months of Christmas & Zero with Sanity
I forgot to duck when life took a swing, because Harry and Loyd 2.0? Those little freeloaders strutted right past Thanksgiving. Fantasy football kicked me in the shins while I was down. I’m sitting at 3–8. My household treats me like I’ve committed crimes against the NFL. My kids’ brain disease decided that National Epilepsy…
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Confessions of a Bandwagon Football Fan
From Thursday through Monday, my household runs on football. It doesn’t matter who’s playing; we watch. Haymakers, Huskers, and all the NFL teams I didn’t even know existed, including the Vikings, and everything else gets scheduled around it. Dinner? Depends on halftime. Family events? I have an excuse. What started as me getting roped into…
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Where Zie’s Journey Started
Ozzie (Zie) is a 13 year old who loves football. All football. He makes our house do fantisy football so we watch ALL games possible. Unfortunately during week 18 of the 2023 NFL football season, Zie started running high fevers. Our small town hosptial and clinic ran tests multiple times but everything came back negative.…
