rosepadrick

Word Count 554   “I’m going to disappoint you. But you knew that already.” We’ve been performing this daily ritual for so long you barely remember what started it…Your baby sisters wedding? Falling in love with Mr. Perfection? The total fiasco that was your first day at the new position you worked so hard to obtain? Through no fault of mine I have become a major part of your obsession. Trying desperately to change the outcome we’ve tried mornings, afternoons, evenings and bedtimes – at...

Christmas next week!

Others see a battered little thrift store Christmas decoration with a coastal flair and chuckle when I say it's my complete decoration this year. I see past holidays where decorations crafted by tiny hands had the favored places on the six-foot tree harvested by hand. I see the cardboard fireplace that had to be reassembled every year, resulting in the air turning decidedly blue over Dads' head. I see five heads on pillows, eyes tightly closed, hoping Santa read their letters-believes their...