Motherwise Cracks

Here I sit with an additional cat who hates me, while my girls are off on another California adventure. One of them just text me a photo of a huge chocolate bar, and they better be buying it for me if they know what is good for them. How does this happen that I am [...]

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Once when I was in my early 20s, I made some dandelion wine. I didn’t realize that if you don’t “rack it off” and leave some room or a special device on the top for fermentation, it explodes. My father made that perfectly clear when I visited after a month or so after leaving 5 bottles [...]

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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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Since the last batch of wine making was such a success, the kids went to Fredonia, NY to get some more grape juice to make even more wine. That means our upstairs bathroom will once again become a wine cellar. The kids have no space to make this wine, this time even a greater amount [...]

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While my daughters are having a grand old time in Australia, leaving me to worry, I do have the added luxury of cat sitting during their vacation down under. (What do I worry about? Besides just about everything, that is a boatload of water to fly over for a vey long time.) This cat hates [...]

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When the kids were younger, I limited their TV viewing time because I was very mean and wanted them to grow up with at least half a brain. When I did let them watch TV, it wasn’t just anything on the tube, the shows had to be suitable – to me, of course. One of [...]

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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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One day on the way to college, an amazing thing happened. My child, who was a complete and utter unorganized mess, got organized. Imagine my surprise when I was presented a diagram, color coded no less, of how to organize his drawers. And I have included proof to relieve anyone of their doubts. I just [...]

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