Motherwise Cracks

I had to drive my son to an overnight event that was about 50 miles away yesterday. I Mapquested the directions and my husband lent me his GPS unit so I thought I was pretty safe. Hmm. I decided to take a shortcut and unwittingly threw the Mapquest directions off. No problem, I thought, I [...]

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Ever since I was a kid, I have hated this look. I call it “Peds ‘n Keds”. (Peds are those silly looking half-sock things and Keds are sneakers from the dark ages.) Nothing says “matronly” quite as well, especially when you combine it with an oversized T-shirt with a large brown spot on your shoulder [...]

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Senior picture day for my son. Back in the day, I decided to go for the relaxed look – it was the 70s. No pearls, no sweater, just a blouse. Today was my last experience with the senior picture and the same woman who took my daughters’ photos presided over my moment to etch permanently [...]

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The July 2008 Family Funnies are now available. Thank you to all those contributors who submitted their entries – they are so appreciated. There are some super cute and very funny entries this month, as usual. Please give them a read and leave a comment or two. Enjoy! —- “Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.” ~ Victor Hugo

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Now that the price of gas is so high, my son decided to have friends that live 45 minutes from us. It is my fault really. I wanted him to get involved with this youth group from our diocese. He did and really liked it and now I am paying for it – in many [...]

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Well, the party’s over but it’s still wearing on – on me. Yep, the fabulous meals and double desserts are now officially hanging around my middle reminding me of what a great vacation I had. My goal pants that have been hanging on my closet door since May seem to have shrunk another size. True [...]

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My husband, after anxiously tracking the trip of the turducken from Lafayette, LA over the past week, saw it safely over the border into Canada where we vacation. Last night was our meal and there was no rain or bats like last year when we hosted the Sizzlin’ Seventies Supper. This year our theme was [...]

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I don’t know what the problem is. The kid just can’t find a job and he has been trying so hard. We have been everywhere and he is clean, polite and persistent. He was a bit frustrated, but now is very frustrated as his two friends got summer jobs and didn’t even try. Both friends [...]

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