Motherhood and Nuclear Birthdays
So on January 13 th at 8:07 AM I received an Emergency Alert that Hawaii was under attack, missiles inbound, not a drill, take shelter, have affairs in order in the next four minutes, say goodbyes, blah blah blah. did not think to take a screen shot at 8:07 AM when the alert came in... Let me back up... My 45 th birthday was coming up. As best birthday present to myself ever, I had my best girlfriend Donna and my Heart Mother Gail fly in at the same time. Donna got here Tuesday and Gail on Wednesday. Thursday night I was settling down to sleep feeling all warm and fuzzy that my favorite people were all under the same roof with me. My mom, my bestie, my Beastie (partner pet name) and my 15 month old son. The only person missing was my aunt Joyce. Suddenly my feelings of both warm and fuzzy hit full reverse. I actually had to pull myself back from the edge of a small panic attack. Know how too many heads of state are not supposed to be in the sam