Grandma Weed

I’ve tried to write a few posts, but it hasn’t felt right. I found out last Friday that my Grandma Weed died. Today was the funeral. Her death was expected (in fact, my entire family got together last summer to make sure we could have some final days...
A drawing of Daddy!

A drawing of Daddy!

The other night we were hanging out with some friends and the kids were playing in the kitchen, coloring. Suddenly Viva calls out to me. “Daddy!” she says, “I drew a picture of you!” I go to the table, take a look at the picture, and laugh....

Dear The Weed UPDATED

I’m basically Dear Abby now. Except I’m actually credentialed to give advice. And also my name is a drug. Got this last week:  Dear The Weed,   I just happened to read your blog from a friends phone and loved it!  I see that you are a...
Riddle me this…

Riddle me this…

When I quit my job at a local mental health agency, they invited me to stay on board as a contracted worker to do drug and alcohol assessments two days a week. (Another topic for another post. The assessment, called the GAIN, is insane.) Naturally, when I quit as a...