When family leaves…

From left to right: me, my husband Jeff, mom-in-law Brenda, son Sam, sis-in-law Amy, daughter Riva, bro-in-law Glenn.

First, a disclaimer: I don’t usually write when I have a migraine. It’s because I usually CAN’T write when I’m in pain, or rather, things that I tend to write about are either maudlin or idiotic or boring (or all of the above). However, there is a pressing deadline of my own making that is looming over me — like a sword of Damocles — I must write one blog by Tuesday night, and another by Thursday night. So, this being Tuesday, and not making time to…