6:02 am June 5, 2009A
Why hello there. I’m back. No need to cheer or applaud or throw a ticker-tape parade… well, okay, a parade would be cool. Especially if I got my own bagpipe marching band…
As you may have noticed, I took a short, unscheduled hiatus from the blog. It wasn’t a planned thing. One day of no posting turned into a week of no posting which turned into a month of no posting and… well, you get the idea. My usual penchant for running off at the mouth and making stupid jokes that few people get just didn’t seem fun for a while. It lost its shimmer. I blame it on a late onset of postpartum depression, exacerbated by writer’s block (or perhaps vice versa). And while writer’s block is not a new thing for me, this time it came accompanied by “blogger’s block”. The depression, on the other hand, hit me real stealthy like. Sort of like getting a roundhouse kick to the head by Chuck Norris… only Chuck Norris sneaks up behind you dressed like a ninja. And he moves in slow motion, his extended foot taking weeks and weeks to make the full arc before crushing your skull. And before you had any idea of what was going on, there you are: on your arse, holding your roundhouse-kicked head, wondering how you never noticed Chuck Norris following you around for weeks and weeks, dressed like a ninja. (Also, your house is a wreck and your reflection in the mirror leaves much to be desired.)
Yeah, depression is like that.
But life goes one, even with writer’s block and being shadowed by a Chuck Norris analogy. Check out flickr for pictures. Summer is in full swing. Pool passes and kid movies tickets have been purchased. We have all gotten our first bout of sunburn out of the way. Deacon is rolling around and laughing. Jachin turned 10 and had a water party (if you have some spare time, feel free to drop by and help me pick up pieces of broken water balloons out of the grass). Zoe lost her two front teeth and is so cute that part of me hopes new ones will never grow in.
And now I’m back. Without the pomp and circumstance. But feel free to throw together a quick parade… if you know any bagpipe players.
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So glad you’re back!! Sure have missed ya. Hope you’ve recovered from your Chuck Norris hangover! I think we all suffer from that every once in awhile.
Comment by Joan — June 5, 2009 @ 6:56 am
Last night, I got on Facebook, which is always a bad idea, but I did and I actually visited your page and contemplated writing some witty little message about where have you been and I’ve missed your blog on your wall. I didn’t actually write a message, but I thought real hard about it. And look! Here you are!
I think we may be psychic friends! (If we are, you probably already knew.)
Chuck Norris got me, too. Instead of a roundhouse kick, he crushed me with an extra 80 pounds or so. I’m so glad you’re back! Take that, Chuck Norris!
Comment by Leslie — June 5, 2009 @ 7:23 am
I’ve missed your posts. Welcome back. As a PPD veteran, feel free to talk any time.
Comment by Jenna — June 5, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
I’ve missed you terribly, and I have been thinking about you and your family lots.
Welcome back, babe.
(That’s bagpipes you hear.)
Comment by Lisa Milton — June 5, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
Why hello there – you are back. Chuck Norris,blogger’s guilt whatever, just glad to see you are still funny! I’d like summer to get into full swing, yet this rainy weather leaves much to be desired. My poor kids just want to swim.
Comment by Shahara — June 10, 2009 @ 4:58 am
SO glad your back, we all have missed you and your posts
Keep ‘em coming!!
Comment by cassie — June 10, 2009 @ 7:27 am
i love you even more today than I did yesterday. Welcome back, sista-girrl. ;o)
Comment by Nerak — June 17, 2009 @ 1:24 pm