>”Lindsay,” Hubs said in a rush over the phone the other night, “I just told the girl at Bellacino’s that I loved her.” My knees buckled and I clutched the back of an armchair for support. This was totally unexpected. I had always thought I would just know if my husband was having an affair. […]
June 23, 2008
> I asked why so many movie stars seem to be the children of movie stars: it seems like a blatant case of nepotism. She disagreed. “Artists raise their kids differently,” she said. “We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house, we have books, we go […]
June 22, 2008
>As some of you know, in 2006, I sent the editor of the alt-weekly Nashville Scene a link to my blog, which led to me writing a Suburban Turmoil newspaper column for the Scene and subsequently outing myself on this blog. Writing for the Scene was nothing short of awesome. Spurred on by the paper’s […]
June 19, 2008
>Let’s get one thing straight. I don’t want another child. I’m quite happy with the four I have, thank you very much, and as you well know, my sanity already is stretched to its very limits. The mere thought of another baby scares the shit out of me. When I’ve imagined an accidental pregnancy, all […]
June 18, 2008
>An odd thing happens when your children become teenagers. Where once they were they were the (generally) eager subjects of thousands of pictures and hours of home video, suddenly they turn 13 and you’re hard pressed to snap a single decent shot of them to send to the grandparents. It’s as if they just disappear […]
June 17, 2008
>Here’s what I was working on this weekend… a way to entice all of you to move to Nashville! Then we can hang out together and get drunk eat ice cream! Whether you’re interested in Nashvegas or not, check out the post to see pictures of my lovely, not-so-little family. And feel free to add […]
June 16, 2008
> ME: Hello? HIM: Hello, is Mr. or Mrs. Ferr-er-er there? ME: (sighing inaudibly) Yes, this is Mrs. Ferrier. HIM: Well, hello there, Mrs. Ferrier, I’m calling from the Nashville Firefighters Charity Organization. How are you doing today? ME: (sighing audibly) Fine. HIM: Good, good. Is it hot enough for you? ME: What?! I don’t […]
June 15, 2008
