Motherwise Cracks

My son’s Monday assignment was to clean out the toy box. He discovered gold. This gold medal made from a coffee can lid spray painted gold, and tied to a curling ribbon is from back in the day when my sister-in-law and I took turns watching our combined 7 kids for a day each summer. [...]

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I must be loved. Like a teddy bear held onto for security or the blankie dragged from place to place, there by the grace of God go I…to the doctor with my college kids. And that’s about how I must have looked, like the Velveteen Rabbit. But, what’s wrong with this picture? The kids are [...]

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So every Christmas I wait until the very end of the season and run around like a chicken with my head cut off the week before. Not this year! I am starting NOW to get some things purchased and off the list. This way, I can shop for deals and save some cash in the [...]

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When I first started blogging, I had heard how some people were making money doing what they love – writing. It seemed too good to be true and you know what, for the most part it is. To be honest, it takes dedication and time if you want to make big bucks blogging. Who wouldn’t [...]

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One would think going to visit the Shakespeare home in Stratford-upon-Avon would bring out some sort of seriousness or respect for fine literature in me. My only purchase from that trip was a set of magnetic insult quotations taken from his many works. When I showed off my purchase to my husband, he said, “You [...]

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I shopped last minute (the night before) for an Anniversary card. My son was with me and we took a lot of time selecting it. The final choice was between two – one he found and one I found. He said, “Mom, get the one you picked.” I did. The next day, my husband and [...]

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I fought for it. (Did I tell you how cheap frugal penny-pinching good with his money my husband is? I wanted it. I needed it. I got it. I love it. And he likes it too… (Said with Irish accent like the Irish Spring commercials.) This was such a bone of contention – to spend [...]

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I’m not sure when the transition from enjoying the active to enjoying the passive actually starts. Case in point, pool toys. Here are the kids’ pool toys. They fling them, chase them, dive and recover repeatedly. Kid’s Pool Toy – They sink. The kids swim. Here is my idea of pool toy – the floating [...]

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