Motherwise Cracks

It is a major operation for my family to order at drive through windows. Sure, there are five of us, but apparently we are complicated. Or picky. Nothing ordered  is as it is on the menu. We have to hold something or have extra of something. I swear that I can hear the cashiers fighting [...]

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SIDEBAR: Or “dunh”, the word my son texts for done because he says that it is shorter. I am paying big bucks for college and four words equals four words any way you write it, but I digress… Thanks to the wonder of the Internet, I have completed all my Christmas shopping. The only thing [...]

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I thought my Halloween costume making days were over but much to my surprise, I was called into action for my creative abilities. I helped make by daughter look like a bottle of citrus scented bodywash because she and her cousins were going to a party as a complete line of shower products. Yes, I [...]

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The sounds coming from my second floor bathroom are pretty common. Lots of bubbling, gurgling, and an occasional squeak. A few years ago that would have been from the kids, but today it is from the fifteen gallons of wine fermenting in my new wine cellar that is upstairs. In the bathroom no less. Yes, [...]

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The kids had another one of their parties at our house because it’s such perfect party place – lots of space, a trampoline, pool, tents, picnic tables, walking path, etc. You might think this is a bad thing because parties are a lot of work (like babies) but no, it’s a good thing for the [...]

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When you don’t eat out at expensive restaurants very much, you can have an under appreciation for your cooking abilities. Start to eat out more and you will find that you do a better job than you thought. And other people notice good food too. One begins to feel wanted, appreciated. This weekend I was [...]

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I do believe in the healing power of chicken soup. So when I heard that may daughter had a bad cold, I put the bird in the pot and let her boil. I added carrots, onion, seasonings, and tortellini by the loving spoonful and it was good. Now, after whipping together a great pot of [...]

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It’s the in-between holiday lull, that time when it’s not quite back to normal before the New Year’s celebrations begin. God only knows how I got daughters who are very organized. They picked up the first floor after our Scrapbooking party last night and when I woke up, other than the inch of dust still [...]

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