Ok, so maybe I lied and I wasn’t back. But now I am. It’s not that my tailbone was still bothering me so much that I couldn’t sit, but, well, you get out the habit of doing something and it gets hard to get back into the habit. Turns out that’s super true about blogs. … Continue reading Now I’m Back (I mean it this time)
Author: Mark Guenette
My Busted Tailbone
The day after I’d gotten tangled up with Gechitzik (our new beagle shepherd) and fell on my tailbone, Maya arranged for me to see her doctor. The doctor made room for me on his lunch hour, and I ended up not having to wait at all to be seen. Maya’s doctor turned out to be … Continue reading My Busted Tailbone
I’m Back!
Some of y’all are probably wondering what’s happened to me and the blog lately. The show’s on hiatus (which, as y’all’ll find out, is a lucky thing for me), so it’s kinda like I’ve disappeared and that I’ve been ghosting my readers. Fact is, I wish I could write, but I had a totally lameass … Continue reading I’m Back!
Gechitzik (last part)
I made sure that the Sharpmans' newly adopted beagle shepherd Gechitzik (it’s Armenian for ‘handsome’) got a big walk around the property…I reckoned he’d enjoy sniffing his new home…before the boys got back from school. I also snuck him out after the boys were asleep, taking him only around the real front of the pool … Continue reading Gechitzik (last part)
Gechitzik (part 2)
The boys went back to school on Monday the 3rd, which meant that we wouldn’t have to worry about keeping them distracted when we went to pick out a dog on Wednesday. So I got up on the 5th, had breakfast with the boys, then drove them to school before coming home and meeting up … Continue reading Gechitzik (part 2)
Gechitzik (part 1)
“Ugh” Joyce said, after Keaton’s truck pulled away with him, Travis and Mrs. LaSalle and we went back inside and took a look at the kitchen after Christmas dinner. Keaton again had insisted on clearing, and actually offered to stay to help with the dishes, but Joyce said, no, he was a guest, and you … Continue reading Gechitzik (part 1)
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2021
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (American Christmas, that is) at the Sharpmans are super, super quiet. One of the cool things about the family keeping Armenian Christmas is that everyone who works for the Sharpmans can get regular Christmas off. That includes Belen (who goes to her family and makes tamales), Ethan, Sandy and the … Continue reading Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2021
The Gingerbread House
The decorating and Maya and Robert’s cocktail party weren’t my only responsibilities for the Christmas season: I also had to worry about keeping the boys busy over Christmas vacation. I was hoping that I’d be able to take them someplace while they were on break, but once the omicron variant struck, the writing was on … Continue reading The Gingerbread House
The Sharpmans’ Christmas Party
The Christmas season at the Sharpmans' this year was totally different from what it was last year, when we were in the bubble. The first huge difference came right after Thanksgiving when the outside of the house got decorated. Or, maybe more to the point, got transformed. Last year, they called that off, although me, … Continue reading The Sharpmans’ Christmas Party
Thanksgiving 2021 (last part)
I think one of the reasons that Joyce wanted to do Thanksgiving this year was so she could make the most spectacular Thanksgiving table I’ve ever seen. It was amazing even by Joyce’s holiday décor standards. She even went to a paint-a-plate place and handpainted the plates we used for dessert with fall designs, each … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2021 (last part)
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