Well, after three-and-a-half-plus months, I finally did it. I got my hair cut. I was starting to think I was going to end up like Crystal Gale. Or one of those Oprah makeovers where they find the woman who's also wearing huge glasses, circa 1970, and light blue mom jeans. I wasn't being a complete [...]
by Tammy Soong
November 12, 2012
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Chronic Pain,
Elfie,
Family,
Grief,
Logan's Story,
Mom dying,
Momless,
Newt,
Personal Insanity,
Sappy Tammy,
Tenzin,
Thank God Your Father's Home
One of my favorite lines of all time is from Young Frankenstein (coincidentally just viewed by the kids and me the other night -- they were, of course, totally impressed). Dr. Frankenstein and Igor have just pushed a coffin out of a grave, and Igor says, "Could be worse. Could be raining." Cue thunder clap [...]
Logan finally came home yesterday. For those of you not following the story, my 24-year-old cousin drowned about a month ago at Lake Almanor, California. They didn't find his body for about three-and-a-half weeks. My aunt finally got his ashes yesterday. To say this was an arduous process would be an understatement. I don't want [...]
The Plumas County Search and Rescue called today. Logan was found. He'd floated to the surface and was spotted by a fisherman near the Pennisula, much farther away than we ever thought he'd be. Now it's just a matter of waiting for them to bring him home. Well, bring his ashes home, really. We're all [...]
So I'm back in the saddle. At least that's the plan. Research shows that if a person smiles, it actually causes her brain to think she's happy. So in keeping with that theory, I'm just concentrating on doing what I do best -- writing, complaining, yelling at the kids -- in an attempt to start [...]
On September 15th, my 24-year-old cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. Like every death in any tightly knit group of people, it's changed our family forever. I tried to write Logan's eulogy for someone else to read, but I couldn't. Apparently I'm incapable of writing words that are so personal to someone else's heart. Unfortunately, [...]
On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. We essentially stayed up at the lake for more than a week, trying to find him. The following is what happened next. On Monday, we packed up, winterized the cabin, and came home. I was so distracted during the drive that I kept missing [...]
On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day nine of my experiences during the week that followed. We start to feel a sense of urgency. Search and Rescue has told us Logan would surface Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and this is the final day. It feels like a giant clock [...]
On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day eight of my experiences during the week that followed. I wake up to little girls laughing and the dog jumping on me. It looks like it’s about 5 a.m. It’s not 5 a.m. It’s closer to 7. But it’s cold and feels [...]
On September 15th, my cousin drowned at Lake Almanor, California. This is day seven of my experiences during the week that followed. My aunt calls. Search and Rescue isn’t on the lake. I go into minor freak-out mode and hear myself sounding a lot like Josh on the The West Wing. Or my uncle from Chicago. [...]
Tammy Soong is a writer, wife, and mom from Reno, Nevada. She takes an absurd amount of pain medication, but not enough to have actually named her children "Newt" and "Elfie." She spends most days stressing out over clutter, writing stuff for this place, and working on podcasts with her gal pals, the Blogging Betties.