Motherwise Cracks

So I saw these light up flag reflective markers and I bought them at the ridiculous price of fifteen dollars each. They will probably be $1.99 next summer but I couldn’t resist. They aren’t very romantic but the 31st anniversary isn’t too special sounding either. They are now on either side of our front entrance. [...]

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It’s not supposed to happen like this. I just heard geese overhead and the corn isn’t ready yet. I guess that is pretty much how strange this whole summer has been. Everything seems to be out of the ordinary lately. It makes me think that we are living in some strange times. Does anyone else [...]

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This vacation, it was all sweated up and no where to go. I bought this inflatable beauty this winter to take on vacation and had been looking forward to spending some time bobbing around this summer. My back said, “No.” The pain in my back decided to show up the day before we left and [...]

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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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After six years of blogging, I still get annoyed at spammers. You would think that I would expect it and just shrug it off, but no. Thoughts of cramming large chunks of real Spam down their throats still crosses my mind each time I read some lame-ass comment chocked full of links to porn, gambling, [...]

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This cake bunny continues to satisfy the kids at Easter time and it tasted great but it reminds me of how much kids like tradition. It’s made from two round cakes and you just cut the ears out of one and it makes the bow tie. I learned this simple trick year’s ago in an [...]

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On breaking my eating plan with the likes of a Nutella cupcake. The good news is that I am still down 16. 5 lbs. on the 17 Day Diet, even thought my loss has slowed down a bit of late. Not sure whether that is because I have less to lose now or because of [...]

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While I have been on the 17 Day Diet for a while now (I am in cycle 3) my husband is exhibiting some residual effects. He never had any “back” to start with and now, whatever he had before is gone. So are all the kids, even my son who is home, and I use [...]

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