We are living in a strange time. Every day families are adjusting to the changes brought on by a miserable economy (which is thankfully slowly climbing out of the dark hole it plunged into). We wiggle here, poke there, and do what needs to be done to try to restore some semblance of the normal we took for granted just a few short years ago.
This post by Shauna at *O Pish Posh* brought tears to my eyes as she describes her experiences,
We can’t eat lunch together anymore. These days he ventures out for fast food near his office, or takes recommendations for something decent to eat in whatever city he’s visiting for the week. She giggles with her new friends in the cafeteria at 10:20 in the freaking morning. Me? I talk to Zoe Pudl at the kitchen table. The dog is clearly disappointed that I don’t drop crumbs the way Pea does.
Lives are changing all around us. Kids grow up, go to college, start new jobs, get married. Husbands mourn lost jobs and struggle to find their place in the new world. Wives fight for the well being of their families. Some how. Some way.
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