I Feel So Unnecessary

Even though I am on the cusp of middle age I am averse to sticking my hand into dead animal's body cavities. So in preparing a hen to bake I told Scott: "I may need you in a few minutes because I'm not sticking my hand up this chicken's butt." "I understand." So in a few minutes I called for Scott: " I need you." "Ok." But then I gave myself a pep talk, did some deep breathing, and plunged in. " That's ok. I did it. Woo Hoo I'm a big girl." " Yay."

They're laughing at me, I can hear the little buggers. Yes, it's dead cow germs from the raw hamburger that's been left on the counter.  I can see them multiplying as I stand in the kitchen wondering where to begin. " What are you doing?", my husband asks. " Having a nervous breakdown. I'll be ok in a few minutes." My grandfather has cooked again. He's still able and likes to cook for himself at times and I think that's a very good thing. If only he believed in hand washing and not leaving moo cow juice on the counters.  I've tried to talk to him about  the merits of cleanliness, but for now it's hit and miss. So, I fight my genetic inclination to nag and go  tackle cleaning up e-coli and friends.  I can hear them mocking me, but I shall prevail

E-book format 152 pages Publisher: Amazon Digital Services (November 2012) Synopsis: All 16 year old Hannah Sampson looks forward is going to college so she can leave her small town and dysfunctional family behind. What's dysfunctional about them... well her  father likes to buy dented cans- preferably without the label. Her mother obsessively takes pictures for her scrapbooks but  then doesn't let anyone look at her scrapbooks. Her 14 yr. old brother is headed for a life at a fast food place because of his grades and her 8 yr. old brother mostly uses sound effects to communicate. And none of them communicate with one another. Everything changes though on a trip to Disney World when Hannah stops being passive and finally speaks her mind. Then something is revealed by her parents that changes her world. My Review: This was a fast paced novel- it only took me a day to read it. I thought the author captured the voice of a 16 yr. old well. At first I wished the othe...