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Why shovels will never replace picture frames as housewarming gifts

“So, what do you think about me digging a hole in the backyard?” A single look from me apparently left scorch marks on my husband’s forehead. “WHY? Why would you dig a hole in the backyard?” “I was thinking I could build a hot tub!” *silence* “Peter, you know…they have companies that do that…they call [...]

The Jedi Marriage Trick

I waved my hand. “You will go to the grocery store and buy me some laundry detergent.” Nothing. “You WILL go to the grocery store and buy me some laundry detergent.” One eye blinked open at me disdainfully. “This is not the husband you are looking for.” OHMYGODHOLDITINDONOTSAYITDONOTSAYIT!!!! Snarky comments you will not make to [...]

And I came home for THIS?

I’m home from my trip to California and I have a post inside me about that…however, I’m too tired and just..DRAINED to even think about writing it right now. SO! I want to share with all of you exactly HOW much my family loves me…and not even my kids, because I expected them to be [...]

This is the part where I don’t sing and you all thank me for it

Birthdays around here are YOUR day. You get to pick what you want to do, where you want to eat, what sounds fun and how you want to do it. Today?  This particular birthday?  We went to the Lego Store at Downtown Disney. For my husband’s 37th birthday. The Lego Store. Because my husband’s inner [...]

Moving isn’t for the faint of heart

Friday night, Peter and I dragged our tired, frustrated carcasses back into the apartment he keeps in Alabama.  An afternoon of scoping houses had turned futile and we found ourselves in a Mexican standoff. I’d fallen in love with a gorgeous house full of natural light, sprawling open space and a kitchen to die for. [...]