Do your new reading glasses make my ass look fat? The evolution of a marriage…

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 [...]

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, [...]

Am I being replaced?

Sitting here jealous of homework and puppy walks. I don’t wanna work. ””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” The change has been quite subtle… My daughter would run to Dad as much as me when she hurt herself and needed comfort. And then the kids would call me Dad (granted, they would call him Mom).  But a few weeks ago [...]

We’re a team (or one of many reasons I love my husband)

There’s no better spouse Than he who sacrifices His sleep for his wife’s ******************************** In 2005 my husband became a (mostly) full-time stay at home dad. There were some very tough times (for me at least) as I adjusted to this, which are the subject of a separate posting. Today, I want to talk about [...]

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