Motherwise Cracks

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Gradma’s Dirty Little Secret

November 21st, 2007 · 8 Comments

I am planning to follow the same drill, only this time I am not telling anyone about my seasonal preference.

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Tags: Family · Life Observations · Moms

He Gave Me The Boot

November 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments

My husband says “You can’t beat the cheapness of quality” and yes, he made that up himself…

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Tags: blogging for $ · Pet Peeves

Bushy: A Family Tale

November 19th, 2007 · 12 Comments

We came all this way, we were going to the city come hell or high water – frozen or running.

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Tags: Family · Life Observations

You Said “Little” Things…

November 15th, 2007 · 14 Comments

Usually a day can hold multiple musings for a post – it was freaky.

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Tags: Pet Peeves

Eye Need A Good Sport

November 13th, 2007 · 8 Comments

It is my job to worry and I do it very well.

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Tags: Kids · Moms

Mom’s Best Friend

November 11th, 2007 · 8 Comments

My daughter has been bugging us to get a new puppy because her friend got a new puppy. She promises to feed and care for the pup and I believe her. And therein lies the problem. As soon as the dog grows up it would be added to my “to do” list like all our [...]

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Tags: Kids · Moms · Pet Peeves

Teenage Mutant Ninja Ego

November 9th, 2007 · 5 Comments

For most of his elementary years, I fed my son out of a set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle bowls I bought at a garage sale.

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Tags: Moms

Sick and Tired

November 7th, 2007 · 8 Comments

Trapped, waiting for my son to need me, I cleaned shelf in kitchen of tapes from 1980s. (I haven’t had a tape player since 1999.) Listening carefully for vomiting sounds, retire Simpson’s Halloween character set into storage for next year.

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Tags: Kids · Moms