Eli McCann
New dad. Lawyer/Writer/America’s Grandma. Humor columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune. Creator of the Strangerville podcast. Humor essays here: https://itjustgetsstranger.com
- My current situation is my husband has now gotten our child addicted to watermelon popsicles.
- You're never going to believe who just snuggled with me all night.
- My quick story today about introducing my weird kid to food. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/extra-pickles/
- Walked into the living room this morning to find that Duncan has gathered all of his toys for a meeting.
- The power is out at my house tonight so please tell me something, anything, funny so I don't have to live the terror of existing with my own thoughts.
- My husband's sister texted us a video of a downpour they are experiencing in Portland Oregon and my mother-in-law does not care for my husband's Mormon phrases.
- I jumped on a trampoline tonight with my nieces and I am a 40-year-old man and I have some regrets.
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- I'm teaching a free knitting class tomorrow morning at 11 AM in Salt Lake City at my favorite knitting store. This is last minute, but if you are looking for a fun vibe, a way to connect with community, and a potential new hobby, please sign up and come. knittinghive.com/products/beg...
- POV I'm eating cheese.
- I've had a hole in my wall for nine years that I have been trying to figure out how to get fixed and tonight a friend of mine who is handy came over and got it completely resolved in less than four minutes.
- Throwback to the time I spent an eternity to knit Skylar a new sweater: www.itjustgetsstranger.com/a-new-sweater/
- Flowers from the yard just absolutely showing off again.
- You're not going to believe who just found his ball that we have been looking for for three weeks.
- Duncan is trying so hard to teach West fetch.
- You're not going to believe who I just found snuggling together on my couch.
- Happy Sunday.
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- My new column for @sltrib.com on my surreal experience of leaving the church. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- Shout out to my baby who fully vomited into my ear and then giggled at 6:30 this morning.
- You're not going to believe who just protected us from the package delivery person and still had time for snuggles.
- Mom's post about my hippie parents' 49th anniversary.
- Doggy prison.
- Throwback to the time my husband made me go to the Grand Canyon in the dead of winter. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/the-grand-ca...
- My husband just took the dogs for a walk and when he returned he said, so sincerely, "that was really nice. I got to go with them around the park and practice my whistling. I haven't really done that since college."
- He's waiting for the baby to drop the mango piece.
- Found the two cutest people on the planet just chilling on my couch.
- I guess my husband doesn't care how my day is going.
- Rocking the baby and having my morning coffee. My favorite time of the day.
- My quick story today about how my husband recently manipulated me into going to CVS for a photoshoot. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/passports/
- Today on texts with my husband:
- Every morning I go to the baby's crib to check on him and I find this sweet boy sitting next to it keeping watch and telling me with his eyes not to disturb the sleep. My first baby is taking care of my new baby.
- I planted two tiny lilac bushes 10 years ago. They are now 16 feet tall and have produced hundreds of flowers and my entire house and yard smells like lilac right now.
- Story book time wore us out.
- I planted these kwanzan trees 10 years ago when I first bought my house and they have exploded this spring and it's unreasonable how much they make me so happy and proud.
- Woke up this morning to my husband lying on our bed next to me with our baby whispering to him "you're my best friend."
- My mirror is apparently dirty and my face is puffy and peeling from some treatment I kind of regret, but I need you to see what my baby looked like as we ran errands around the neighborhood this morning.
- Just went on our regular evening walk wherein my husband stops to tell every single person who is outside why specifically he loves their yard and they should be so proud of themselves.
- The Easter bunny came.
- POV: I sneezed and he doesn't know if he can ever trust me again.
- My new Easter resolution is to greet every person I meet going forward with a kiss on the mouth (platonic).
- This time on texts with my husband, he is losing patience for my vegan cooking:
