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Not a Morning Person. Usually.
May 4, 2010 - 6:13 pm
Posted in My Blogs and Sites, Starving Artist | No comments
One item you will definitely find on any Top 10 list of Things About Me is “Not a Morning Person.”
There are Night Owls and there are Morning People. Morning People are infinitely more annoying than Night Owls, so I’m glad I’m not one of them.
Needless to say, the hubby IS a Morning Person. He springs [...]
Now I Know My Marriage is Meant to Last
April 28, 2010 - 10:53 am
Tags: Family Feuds, Married Life, Road Trips
Posted in Family Diary, Married Life, Ongoing Arguments, Road Trips | No comments
I read a while back that it’s healthier for spouses to argue than to suppress their anger. A good argument is one of the keys to a healthy relationship AND a longer life. No, really, it IS.
Check this out.
I knew it all along. Suppress your anger and you’ll die from inverted rage. My [...]
Thuggin’ From Afar
April 17, 2010 - 7:28 pm
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My daughter Quent really knows how to turn a phrase.
A couple of days ago, we were on our way to Sonic for Happy Hour limeades after a hot and sun-drenched two-hour hike around town. Of course, two hours away from her phone is about the outer limit, so she was already busily chatting away with [...]
Fear of Flying
April 15, 2010 - 8:51 pm
Tags: Road Trips, Vacation
Posted in Family Diary, Road Trips | No comments
Fear of flying. I have it. I haven’t been in an airplane since 1994, when Quent and I flew to New York to visit my sister back when she still lived there, a husband and five kids ago. I know it’s irrational, but I swear I’d drive across the Atlantic Ocean if someone could figure [...]
Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here. . .
April 12, 2010 - 11:56 am
Tags: Chores, House Work, Snacky
Posted in Family Diary, House Work, My Kids, Snacky | No comments
Seriously. Dante could have included Snacky’s bedroom in his Divine Comedy. In the “Inferno,” NOT the “Paradiso.” The perfect spot for lazy teenagers in the after-life.
Before I explain, though, let me weave in a little context. Our house is divided up into three well-defined social segments.
The master suite is off by itself in the southeast [...]
Spring Fever Continues. . . With a Recipe and a Recommendation
March 31, 2010 - 7:58 pm
Tags: Drink Wine and Love Longer, Feeding the Family, Gourmet Mama, White Wine
Posted in Family Diary, Gourmet Mama, Wines | No comments
I hate to be one of those boring people who go on about the weather. And I guess the fact that I’m still writing about it pretty much shows that the long, cold, wet, boring winter addled my brain a little. Only this literary purging will set me straight. Plus, I’ll throw in a wine [...]
5 Ways to Indulge On This Fine Spring Day
March 30, 2010 - 11:22 am
Tags: Feeding the Family, Having Fun, Indulgences, Spring Fever, Wine
Posted in Gourmet Mama, Having Fun, Slices of Life | No comments
I woke up this morning at 6:30AM. Not being one of those perky morning people, this is usually not a cheerful time for me. However, today I heard birds chirping in the trees outside my bedroom window. For the first time this year. And it struck me that the long, cold, nasty, boring winter weather [...]
Mama’s New Word
March 6, 2010 - 12:51 am
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I learned a new word from my daughter Quent today.
“Swag-Jacker” (short for “Swagger-Jacker”)
I’m sure I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I think it might be one of the best words I’ve ever heard.
I may be 45 years old, and a married mother of three, but you know I like to [...]