Monthly Archives: August 2024

Family Sunday

A slowed-down Sunday
Well-deserved family day
With table chatter

Summer Send-off

Reclaim our summer
Gather our peeps together
Before the kids leave

Weekend Enters

Chilly Friday night
Work done and kids’ plans canceled
Flip to weekend mode

Dinner Next Door

Twenty-three years in
First dinner at our neighbors
House walls melt away

Debrief Protocol

Cocktails and some nosh
We brain-dump both work and life
It’s our safety zone

VP Announcement

The field is now set
Minnesota VP pick
Now the Googling starts

Night 2 – College Shopping

More college shopping
Our opinions flood the room
We fight for checkmarks

Top of List

College move-in nears
Untouched shopping starts to scream
We stop dodging it

Alternative Proposal

A dinner delivered
Slick counter to canceling
Time together wins

Ebbs and Flows

I freely waste time
Wait for my thoughts to shutter
Until then, I spin