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Monthly Archives: August 2005
Assertive Problem Solving
I’m sure this will come as no great shakes for most moms out there, but I finally reached the end of my patience for getting no sleep every night and came up with a plan…got the kids new “character” pillow … Continue reading
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Lost in a sea of…
urine. Two nights in a row I had to clean up accidents in the middle of the night. The first night was Jake, we let him have too much water before bed…he had been swimming all day in the hot … Continue reading
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My thoughts and prayers are with…
the folks in Louisiana and surrounding areas. Mother nature is indeed a stunning force that always causes me to question whether I’m giving enough to the world at large because in the end life is so short. For now, our … Continue reading
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My Husband took the kids to a football game…
and I figured I had two hours max to exercise and pick up the mass of toys strewn around the family room. But, two hours creeped into three, then four…still no sign of them, no call from Bill. I kept … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life
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Goodbye Victoria’s Secret, Hello White Cotton Hanes
It’s official. I’m completely out of anything that might be considered “nice,” underwear. That’s right, last week while shopping–grocery shopping–with my friend Lisa, I plucked a pack of white no-name underpants off the display and bought them. I think I … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Housewife Behavior
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Sweet Sweet Music
While exercising this morning a song from long ago filtered into my ears. “I want Everything,” by Cracker seemed bring to mind the dilemma of the modern mother and also memories of a girl and boy in love. Yes, back … Continue reading
Posted in The Calm Before the Stork
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Recipe of the Week
It’s Saturday August 27th and I have no recipe of the week. Just another indication of my houswifery weaknesses. A recipe–Anyone? Anyone?
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Revise? Who me?
Thank God for my friends at fatplum.com. Having finished the sequel to my first novel–one I now have an agent for–I went back to book boot camp thinking I was way further along in my writing than I turned out … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life
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Toilet Paper
Toilet paper is a funny thing–it tends to run out. This is a glimpse into why I am a poor representation of a housewife. You can be assured that I will run out of lightbulbs and toilet paper as sure … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Housewife Behavior
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A Little Bit of the Devil Never Hurt Anyone…
I created this category to get at the times when kids are irrepressibly impossible to stomach another second, let alone an entire lifetime. Also, posted here will be the times the pendulum swings in the direction that heals all parental … Continue reading
Posted in Angel Child / Devil Child
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