Baby Come Back

In the backyard, next to the Best Tree Fort in the World, near what will be the Best Garden on the Block (next year) stands the grapevine. And there’s a recent photo of it, right up there.

Cute Redhead is at a college reunion this weekend and returns later this evening and, boy, has she needed the time away to recalibrate and reconnect. While she’s been gone, the kids and I have managed to stay fed, clothed, and emotionally and physically intact. No cuts, bruises, blood, broken bones, traffic tickets, or anything. Total success.

But while she’s been gone, that grapevine shed its verdant and let out its Autumn ensemble. Which is fine. But then, over the ensuing three days, it went from that to dried up and brown and not at all beautiful. A bit too fast for my liking.

And this is just my roundabout way of inferring that, three days without The Hub in the Wheel is just about enough, thank you very much, and I want my Her back now.

And I’d write more about all the craziness that’s gone on while she’s been away…but that’d take time away from the:

dishes

vacuuming

laundry

etc., etc., etc.,

that I have to take care of lest The Return devolve into The Sentencing lol.