Motherwise Cracks

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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Hubs decided to mow the acreage today as it’s nearly the end of summer and he wanted to be sure to be able to say he worked on a tractor this summer. Ex-farm boys have this thing about keeping up appearances. They still want to maintain their membership in the “I can still farm” club, [...]

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My husband is a frugal guy so he shocked the stuffing out of me when he ordered a turducken for about $75 to TEST it! Yes, a test. He is planning on buying 2, count ‘em, 2 of them to serve the extended family on our summer vacation. That’s about 30 people, mind you. The [...]

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The girls made breakfast and it was so big we didn’t even want to eat lunch. The wouldn’t let me do a thing. Not even dishes. Then they made dinner that I got to pick out, and it was so big we could hardly stuff down the dessert. Again, I did nothing, except open gifts. Post [...]

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Over the past 2 weeks, the carpenter ants in the kitchen and master bathroom were gross and bothersome. I was annoyed that my perpetual ask into the husband to put the ant stuff out (like we do each spring), he didn’t get around to. I was mad that when I went to do it, he [...]

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Last night, and about every night last week, my partner asked me what he can get me for Valentine’s Day. I can’t have chocolate anymore so it has paralyzed his gift idea department. which had a limited inventory to start with. I tell you what I want, what I really, really want. A want to [...]

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This little frog may look cute at first glance, but she can really grate on your nerves. On a shopping trip with the girls, we picked her up to give to my little niece. Her mom is from South America and speaks Spanish fluently. This little frog named Lovable Lily does too – in a [...]

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This Christmas, the kids got me what I really wanted. Dark chocolate. Lots of it. I had the best stash I have had for years, and the beauty of it is that the kids don’t like it! I had it all to myself. Then, my stock in the chocolate market crashed. Yes, chocolate and I [...]

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