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Entries from March 2009

Introducing The MUPY Awards

March 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Since December of 2007, the Motherwise Family Funnies Carnival has enjoyed shedding the limelight on the blog posts of others. Yes, the wit and humor of other parents is given exposure as they share the things that go wrong in their families so that we can all feel better about our own mistakes and foibles [...]

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Spilled Milk

March 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments

We are in the memory-stretching time zone. With two graduations looming, my maternal instincts are a bit on edge. I am savoring these next few months when I still have two kids that are technicall “in school”. Remember the times you wished you had a minute to yourself so that you could just go to [...]

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Literally Genius

March 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments

All 3 kids were home this week so naturally my house is a mess. Now I can’ tfind my living room floor and the kids can’t seem to stop bringing home junk to put there. But that is not the cause of my family entertainment this weekend. (I call it “family entertainment” because it makes [...]

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My Good Fortune

March 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Today was all about the numbers. Barbie turned 50; my daughter turned 1/2 that; zero checks came in the mail, I got zero paid writing assignments for this week and I worried twice as much as usual. I didn’t bother to check the stock market today. (I already lost 1/2 of my savings anyway.) About [...]

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February Ruminations

March 3rd, 2009 · 6 Comments

February 2009 – a quick look back… I got a pedicure with green nailpolish and put on panty hose right after. I would never do that again. You can waste a lot of gas looking for a store that has green nail polish. My son got accepted into 3 colleges. I started saving more money [...]

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Tags: Life Observations · Moms

February Family Funnies Online Now!

March 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Hey you all – the February 2009 Family Funnies are not posted. I am a couple of days late but that is nothing new. Go take a peek as there are some very cute posts. Thanks to all those who submitted! Enjoy! —- “Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.”  ~ Victor [...]

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