When I started yakking at you all via Housefrau almost two years ago, I had thought 2007 (my first year with two kids) would be The Lost Year. In many ways, it was. That whole illness-deluged and sleep-deprived year has (thankfully) become a blur. (Was there really a beat-boxer named Blake in the finals of American Idol that year?!)
And yet, if 2007 was The Lost Year, 2008 was The Year of Loss. Financial loss (like everybody else) and personal loss. In April, my Dad died suddenly. He was a fantastic man and we all miss him terribly. I don't want to dwell on the dark side. But, for a long time after my Dad's death, I just didn't feel like finding the comedy in Jane's bon mots or Frank's eating habits, and I certainly didn't feel like writing about it. So Housefrau took a hiatus.
Now, here we are in 2009. It's a new year. It's a new American Idol season. And I'm feeling that Old Housefrau feeling.
Things have changed around here. Now it's Frank who's throwing down the bon mots. Jane's already plotting her attendance at an out-of-state college. (Seriously.) I actually have read a couple books this past year (not many but a few), and I actually get to use my brain a bit more since I'm working part-time.
Despite these changes, many things remain the same. And I still remain--at heart--a Housefrau.
And so. I'm back. Not sure how often I'll write but I'm hoping to post Idol (idle?) musings regularly.
I don't think my Dad ever watched American Idol, but he was the world's greatest Notre Dame fan so he definitely understood the joy of victory and (more recently) the agony of defeat. This year, I'm dedicating my posts to him.
I missed Hausefrau, and it is great to have you back posting.
Posted by: K-Mac | January 23, 2009 at 03:20 PM
Welcome back. Looking forward to your thoughts on this year's group. My early faves have to be Anoop, the guy who lost his wife and the Janet Jackson look-a-like.
Of course, I'm sure there's some talent we haven't even seen much of yet...
Stay tuned.
Posted by: Doug H. | February 09, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Welcome back K-Sal. Although your return post was a month ago, so maybe you're on hiatus again.
Posted by: Mark | February 13, 2009 at 05:57 PM