Motherwise Cracks

The wind affected by beauty sleep. Out here in the country, the power lines get blown around, and sometimes blown down. Last night, the power went out no less than six times. So what you say? So the sump pump won’t work and the basement fills with water. Since my office is down there, (I [...]

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Imagine my surprise when the time I have been looking forward to all week comes to pass and I am all alone (husband traveling, kids away at trips, retreats and school) and what do I feel? Alone. Lonely. How sad is that? I should be taking a bubble bath and sipping a glass of wine. [...]

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Did you think that you would ever let your kids get one over on you? Naw. Of course not. So when my son told me he was “staying after” to work on a physics lab, a red flag went up. He has never stayed after for an academic in his acdemic life, so what makes [...]

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Last year, we didn’t have one single child come to our door for Halloween. We live in the country and our driveway is long and dark. I know those of you who have hundreds of kids banging on your door for their little piece of candy that you are afraid that you will run out of won’t understand, but [...]

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I lost my keys between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. That’s pretty amazing considering they weight about 5 pounds and can displace 1/2 cup of water in sheer volume. My husband was chiding me, making me feel inferior for always misplacing things like he is so perfect. Yes, the guy who can’t match his shirts [...]

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Yep, it’s that magical time – Family Funnies carnival time. You HAVE to go to the first post and watch this YouTube video. It is without words but will make you chuckle and fill you with wonder. It was really great – so go! Enjoy!

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Being a rock star can be pretty expensive. Apparently, imitating one can be too. My son and his friends have decided to dress up as the band KISS for Halloween. Not even mentioning the fact that they are way too old to participate in Halloween dressing (late teens), I thought it was amusing to think that they would actually spend some time coming up with costumes and props. That is [...]

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John Rosemond is a parenting expert who labels his approach as traditional parenting. He says that when your kids mess up, you should let me experience the consequences. In this way, they will learn not to repeat the experience. Growing up, the people in my family like this theory so much, they would actually help you mess up just [...]

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