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The Husband is 51 today. Fifty-one. And that begs the question how did this happen? I have absolutely no idea. After the great ski incident of 1987, we ended up married 6 months later. Not long after that, we took off on our extended honeymoon in the middle of the South Pacific as Peace Corps Volunteers. We ARE what… Continue reading How’d I Wake Up Married To An Old Dude?
Never let a man you barely know follow your ambulance to the emergency room because you just might end up married to him.I never imagined that because of a ski trip over Christmas break with the middle school teachers – I would wind up hitched. Or on crutches for that matter. But that’s exactly what… Continue reading What’s Love Got To Do With It?
In an effort to continue my gratitude adjustment, I would be completely remiss if I didn't acknowledge the awesome bling I acquired on Valentine's Day 2008. Besides the birth of my children and being married to The Husband for twenty-someoddyears, this ranks as one of the best things that ever happened to me. My shiny high-carbide cobalt chrome, Valentine's Day resurfaced… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – The Happy Hippy Edition
http://youtu.be/OEdVfyt-mLw As Grandma Kate would say, this is Mammy-Gram day. If you haven't gotten your mammogram yet, make your appointment TODAY. Tell every woman you know to do the same. Mammograms save lives. Check out this video, the Pink Glove Dance, from a spirited hospital in Portland, Oregon with a great sense of humor. My… Continue reading Save A Life, I Dare You (it might just be your own)
As a general rule, I’m not known for doing anything halfway. So when I start a new hobby, I get a little gung ho. Like the time I decided it would be fun to learn how to paint. Swooning over the veritable ocean of colors (who knew there were so many shades of blue), I… Continue reading A Little Fabrication
I wasn't planning a post today, but this was so incredibly freaky that, well, I just had to write about it. Inventors over at True Companion have announced the launch of a new robotic sex doll named RoXXXy. According to her inventor, who claims to be happily married and never tested the merchandise, this gal is ready for… Continue reading Freaky Friday
There's been a lot written on the power of gratitude. And to be honest, it's easy for me to overlook what's right under my nose to be thankful for, particularly when I'm too busy being bitchy about having to do the day-to-day things that I find so very dull. So over the next few months,… Continue reading Gratitude Adjustment
This is the original haircut in Samoa. Awhile back, I had written about The Husband learning to cut my hair in Samoa. Now that I have a scanner, you can see the real deal. This, I'm sorry to say, is when I gave him the Stare Cut.
When it comes to your girlfriends, women just know - we are there for each other. A wise friend maybe said it best when she told me, “Friends help friends move. But girlfriends help move bodies.” Now before you think this was a Dixie Chicks’ “Goodbye Earl” Hefty Bag moment, think again. This conversation was about… Continue reading It’s A Girlfriend Thing
thought that upon Older Boy entering the teenage years, parenting would get easier in the sense that it's not that hands-on, high energy, goalie parent thing like when they were little. Har-dee-har-har. What I'm starting to realize is that my job just got much more difficult. Problem is, I remember all the shit I pulled… Continue reading It’s A Shock Alright
Denise Malloy 