Wanderlust
A special friend of mine invited me to stay at his cabin this past weekend. As it was that my husband and children were away, I was feeling a bit lonely so I said yes. “Come up around two o’clock....
View ArticleThe Kind Of Dates I Get After 20+ Years Of Marriage LOL…
Wow, an all-day date waiting for the furnace repair company’s receptionist to call me. What more could a girl ask for? I think I’m going to put off answering until tonight and then hit “maybe”. It’ll...
View ArticleThe Main Difference Between Men And Women
This was made all too apparent again last night… Filed under: art, everyday living, human condition, humor, imagination, life, marriage, quotes, randomness, relationships, sarcasm, sexuality,...
View ArticleAfter Twenty-Five Years Together, You Think You Know Someone
So I had the idea of surprising my husband by putting some of those “family stickers” on the back of his car. This is his car. I know, it’s dirty. And he says I’m a slob. OK, to his credit, his car...
View ArticleWhy Do I Feel Like I’m Living In Looney Tunes Land? Because I Freakin’ Am
Yesterday, I went for what I call a “run/skip”. It’s pretty much what you’d think it is – I run for a bit, and then I skip, and then I run, and then I skip. Let me preface the rest of this post by...
View ArticleOn The Verge Of An Empty Nest…Or Not
Boy number one just announced: he has plans to move out by Christmas…if all goes well…and he has some money…hopefully…because he’ll be busy making music and he won’t be able to get a real job…and can...
View ArticleI See My Relationship The Same Way I See My Lawn
Everyone in my neighbourhood is having trouble with their lawn. The grass is either being eaten by grubs, or overrun by dandelions, or just plain dying. I won’t spray my grass. I don’t care how many...
View ArticleMen Call It Complaining, Women Call It Venting
Don’t you hate it when someone thinks they know how to do something better than you, except that they’ve never really done it themselves, and you’ve been doing it for about twenty-five years straight?...
View ArticleA Postcard From Just Down The Street
Filed under: conversations, everyday living, funny stories, human condition, humor, imagination, life, marriage, parenting, randomness, relationships, sarcasm, women's issues Tagged: being a mom, crazy...
View ArticleHow To Have A Google Hangout With A Black Man
I was going to call this post “I Don’t Do Alone Very Well” but I thought the other title was catchier. OK, I am about to make fun of my husband here. Please don’t send me any comments saying that I’m...
View ArticleDid I Choose The Right Man?
Before I go any further, I just want to make something clear for my husband who is probably reading this and flipping his lid right about now. The short answer is yes, yes I DID choose the right man....
View ArticleApology To My Husband
I was arguing with my husband the other day as sometimes happens when you’ve been married a long time and he is being a completely insensitive jerk, not knowing the right words to say in certain...
View ArticleThe Power Of Suggestion: The “Fooling Around In The Car” Edition
As exciting as this may sound, a lot of the “dates” that my husband and I go on have to do with picking our children up from various activities. For example, last night our oldest needed a ride home...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Married Sickos Have Conversations Like This? Uhhh, We Do
My husband has been away for a month training for the military, but he comes home today – yippee! My month of solitude and being a single parent to three crazies (please don’t take offense children, I...
View ArticleThe System Of Love: Lust, Romance, And Attachment
Just the other night, I watched a Ted Talk given by renowned anthropologist and author Helen Fisher on the subject of love. It is something that I’ve always been interested in learning about, even as a...
View Article100 Reasons I Love My Husband
Note to my readers: I am very sarcastic. My husband and I have been together for twenty-five years, married for twenty-three. We love each other very much. Don’t let anything I might say here make you...
View ArticleDear Husband, I Love You This Much
My husband is the best. He works very hard to support our family – the kids, me, the kids’ friends, the cats, the odd random wayward stranger. He’s the type of guy who never just sits. He’s always...
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