Category Archives: Funny Thing Is

Mommy Cards

One of my sisters reported that she was the only stay-at-home mother in a group who did not have mommy calling cards to hand out with her contact information and children’s names. I told Josh about it in a mygoodnessIknewtherewasareasonthatIdontwanttobeaSAHM sort of way. He responded with a simple “um, Stepford Wives?” But, as much as [...]
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Family Pictures

There is something really, really odd about my husband’s family. When it is time to take a family picture, they all sit down and pose and after about three minutes they have several good shots from which to choose. This is completely alien to the rest of my life experience. Family pictures are dreadful horrors [...]
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Roller Coasters: Thrill Rides Without Thrills

If you had asked me a month ago how I felt about roller coasters I would have said that I was not a fan, but did not really know since it had been over ten years since I had been on one. I was pretty sure that I did not like them, but it was [...]
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Nontraditional Lullabies

My husband has said for years that he thinks that Tantum Ergo would make a great lullaby. I never disagreed with him (all eye-rolling to the contrary) but now I have a few more ideas. Enter Rockabye Baby! I grew up in a home that was rather loud and did not include much in the way [...]
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When the Saints…

I have never been much of a football fan. I watched my first Super Bowl six years ago and only decided to care about the Patriots because my boss was cheering for the Panthers because he thought I cared about the Patriots. Then I got married. And nothing changed. My husband cared about football even [...]
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Name that woman!

Most of my friends do not know my name. I find that quite odd. I knew that people in general would assume that I had changed my name when I got married, but I did not realize that almost everyone would assume. Friends with whom I have had long late-night abstract discussions about the meaning [...]
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Pregnancy Readiness Test

When deciding whether to become pregnant most women focus on whether they are ready to support a child. That is, of course, all well and good. It is nice to know that one has all the extras settled. But what about the urgent questions? You know, “am I prepared to serve as the cosmic compost [...]
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