Small, square, the ad read: “…A cuddly renaissance dude…” With that, I was hooked. ———————————————- Today I celebrate 19 years of wonderful marriage to Frank. Wow. Nine-teen. That’s a lot. We’ve known each other 20 years – yikes! that’s like two decades! It has both felt like a very short period of time and like forever, because [...]
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Do your new reading glasses make my ass look fat? The evolution of a marriage…
Posted by Family Haikus on May 15, 2012
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Depressing Mail
We both watch you age. You cannot halt the winter; I long for the spring. ……………………………………………… The title of this post might indicate that today’s mail was filled with bills or something of the like. Perhaps a magazine that touted younger skin or tighter abs… No, today’s mail brought a catalog. Not a cool catalog, [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 24, 2012
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If it’s Velvet does it count? On becoming Charlotte…
Oh mirror, mirror Reflect me cool, young, hip, smooth; Deceive my eyes, years. ”””””””””””””””””””””’ The similarities are beginning to worry me. It’s been happening for a while. But it just used to be in how my brain worked or what made me laugh. Now it is appearing in more troublesome ways. I’m becoming Charlotte. I’ll [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 20, 2012
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Dad, Now I Understand
My parent’s wisdom: fits better with age, although acknowledged too late. ……………………………………………………….. The title of this posting is one of the hardest to see in writing. Who wants to admit their parent may actually have a valid point? Granted, it is far easier to acknowledge in my 40′s than in 20′s, but still, it ain’t [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 16, 2012
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It’s My Birthday!!
My birthday demons: vanquished thanks to a Cosmo, Cake and nice strangers. “““““““““““““““““ Yesterday was my birthday. And it was a fabulous day. I don’t have a history of great birthdays. As my parents are CPAs and my birthday falls in Tax Season, my birthday wasn’t always celebrated on the specific day. It was usually [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 4, 2012
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Old Women with Shovels
With a quiet strength Old women with shovels can Handle anything ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This post is dedicated to all the old women with shovels I know. I hope to be one of you someday. Did you see the article about the 85-year-old woman from Alaska whose husband was being trampled by a moose? She grabbed a [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 27, 2012
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Brick House
Ow she’s a brick… house She’s mighty mighty just let- tin’ it all hang out (copyrighted lyrics from the song Brick House by Lionel Richie, forced into a Haiku) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ladies – we are cheating. We are deceiving each other and the men in this world. How? With our bras and the external perception of [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 21, 2012
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I Miss Car Flirting
He winks, then she smiles; A coy look between strangers. Then the light turned green. …………………………………………. Recently, I took a business trip that was close enough to drive – about 4.5 hours away through some beautiful country. I much prefer driving to flying – air travel is only really worth it when you are in [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 10, 2012
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