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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Resilience Blooming (or Why My Daughter Rocks!)
Give her the freedom To roam, fall, pick herself up And watch strength blossom. ……………………………….. Today I dropped my 9-year-old daughter, AP, off early for a day trip through school. They were taking a bus up to the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus. She was beside herself… kept going on and on about [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on May 3, 2012
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Oh, Great… New Guilt (flavored with Gratitude)
(the following haiku must be spoken in your best wrestling announcer voice…) It’s a G word fight!! Guilt v. gratitude… cage match! The victor? Stay tuned… …………………………………………………. I work full-time and my husband stays at home with the kids (one in school full days, one in half days). He manages the household – laundry, cooking, [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on April 28, 2012
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I’m Sick (or Why They Make You Take Vows)
Her head, heavy as lead; Her throat, makes sounds like a goat. South from there sucks too. ………………………………………………………………….. I’m sick. (pathetic cough, grimacing swallow) I have a headache – actually, anything north of my shoulder blades feels like it has been knitted together with steel wire. Stiff, pokey, extra heavy. My sinuses have decide to [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on April 1, 2012
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The Anatomy of a Breakdown (Through the Eyes of Vodka)
Haikus written drunk Lack insightfulness, wit, depth, But who the hell cares.* …………………………………………………………………. Ahhh, vacation. A few days of sun and pollen-drenched blossoms. Restful sleep and a modest sunburn. All the ingredients required for a few days R&R. And then you have the return drive. Nine plus hours up and down the mountains that criss [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on March 21, 2012
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A New Definition of Normal (Not for the Squeamish)
First the dog threw up… on the kid…. and then the kid threw up… on the dog.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When work gets a little nutso, I tend to call my husband. His voice just seems to lower my blood pressure and remind me what really matters. Today was like that: I called him as I was [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on March 6, 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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The Wet Spot
Irony and luck Make odd bedfellows, content to just make me smile. ************************************** I have been trying to figure out the right way to capture how I’m feeling right now, a mere 4 days after being Freshly Pressed. Lot’s of stock phrases occur to me: The Morning After, My 15 Minutes are Up, etc, etc. [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 13, 2012
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