The Sitcom That Is My Life

For years, I've been living in a sitcom. Two single mothers and their kids live together in the suburbs, with episodes of blended family friendly fun and shenanigans, and sometimes drunken adult shenanigans when the kids visit their dads. Good show. 

Then suddenly,

my ex husband tells me, oops he sold his house and doesn't have anything lined up, guess he'll have to move in with us while he looks for a new place... and the market is bad... so he's gonna take his time finding the right place... New show! 

We've officially gone from Valerie to The Hogan Family. Yeah I'm a little sad, but. These shows can't last forever.

I shouldn't complain. He's the bumbling sitcom Dad that fixes things around the house and makes omelettes at the crack of dawn. Always making jokes, always trying to help. Likes grocery shopping. Will watch soccer with my Mom. In many ways life will improve. My house will improve, at the very least.

Now the sitcom is sitcom-ing, and the shenanigans are shenanigan-ing even more as my kids are here full time and my ex husband is suddenly a roommate, with pets, that I have to consider, work around and compromise with. And introduce to all my friends. And wait for and clean up after and pay attention to... it's fine. What's one more person, a dog, and a cat and kids full time? 

Stay tuned for more blended family fun and adventure. I'll surely be venting about it!

Lil McGill Esta Aprendiendo Espanol (Y No Puede Encontrar Un Enye)

 Como cambio mi keyboard de ingles a espanol? Bueno, econtre un keyboard universal pero como lo uso? Uso mi portatil ahorrita... seria mas facil en mi celular (sigh... como se dice sigh en espanol?)

Anyway, mi espanol es horrible pero quiero aprender. Necesito practicar. Por favor, digame en espanol y dame una prueba, un examenito jaja me gustaria mucho...

Es que, mi cerebro sabe muchas palabras, pero yo no. No puedo hablar con mi boca. En vida real, necesito tanto tiempo para encontrar las palabras, jaja. Y por supuesto, hay muchas frases que todavia no aprendi. Tambien, no entiendo nada cuando me hablas! Tienes que hablar lentamente, lo siento. 

Hago Duolingo cada manana -dammit where's the enye- cada dia, y tambien miro el How To Spanish podcast cada dia y escucho musica en espanol... y otros, hay muchos videos para aprender espanol- ugh basta! no puedo sin enye es equivocado y grosero

el punto es, estoy ensenando yo mismo y quiero practicar espanol con hablanativos cuando posible, quiero ser fluida algun dia.  Muchas gracias, amigos <3

ok hasta luego