NYE 2016: The day the Hubs snapped Crazy by Ashford - December 31, 20162 “HEY!!!! THIS ISN’T YOUR PLAYGROUND!! GET OFF OF HERE OR I’M GOING TO SEND YOU A BILL FOR THE DAMAGE!!!” It was Christmas morning and my husband was out on the golf course with Meeny teaching him how to drive his brand new RC car. To be fair they weren't causing any damage- they were only making tracks in the dew. He tried to be nice at first but the onslaught continued. “WHERE DO YOU LIVE????” the voice bellowed from the porch across the course. Finally the Hubs had had enough. He snapped. He forgot who he was and where he was and who he was with (and the example he was setting). “MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO! WHY DON’T YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!”
Six Little Words Crazy by Ashford - December 27, 20164 I thought I was over it. In fact, I was sure of it. We’ve been living with impending doom hanging over our heads for a little over a year now. To the point that I thought it had no power anymore. But with those six words…. “Hey I got a call from….” and then he paused. And in that millisecond pause I saw it all. I saw the bad results. I saw the next round of chemo. I saw the long road down. I even saw his funeral. I saw myself struggling to raise our 3 children as a widow. I saw it all. “The credit card company- there’s a fraud alert on our card can you call them?” And I almost collapsed in
The halfway Christmas Crazy by Ashford - December 6, 20162 The lights were halfway up for weeks The garland still ain't done I'm losing hope It'll all be hung Before January one We got our tree from the tree farm Just outside of town Too bad that after just one week The star is falling down Half the presents have been bought And none of them are wrapped I hesitate to say it But by Christmas I'll have snapped The mail ain't even opened Too many Christmas cards to read The kids all have their programs And a drink is what I need We gotta take some pics with santa And read him all our lists And wear our matching outfits No matter how much they resist There are cookies to be baked And light shows to go see We almost missed the live nativity 'Cuz someone had to pee We try to teach our
