Things Not To Say To Your Wife
“Baby that was not actually a five inch cockroach on the wall above your head. When it hit the floor I could see it better and it just had really long wings.” If my spouse is looking for me, I’ll be...
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Yesterday I was flattered and delighted to see that I was given a “Liebster Award” badge from the Sunday Dinner Farm girl. I love homesteading blogs – in part because I am the anti-homesteader. I...
View ArticleI think perhaps I am supposed to experience some sort of guilt over this?
After a dance class, two birthday parties, and a snowball fight, my girls collapsed from exhaustion in the car around 4:00 pm today. In my defense, I did attempt to wake them both at 5:30 for dinner....
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In the past 24 hours, my poor clumsy Stumps has inexplicably charged full speed into a number of large, decidedly visible objects. First the corner of a birthday cake table, and then a large concrete...
View ArticleLessons in marital courtesy from my preschooler
Earlier today while we were visiting a local park , Husband was messing around with some wifi access. Beans and I walked away to go check out an outdoor dinosaur trail, knowing that Husband would...
View ArticleStumps-isms from just the last 90 minutes of our Tuesday evening
“My best friend in the whole wide world is Miss Rachel’s daughter. What’s her name again?” If I were Miss Rachel’s daughter and overheard Stumps expressing this thoughtful, touching, and heartfelt...
View ArticleWhat on earth are we teaching our little girls?
Somewhat surprisingly and entirely sweetly, Stumps’ favorite book is currently the Bible. Specifically a version she received as a gift called The Children’s Discovery Bible. She asks us to read...
View ArticleAbout the unweaning of my 35 lb infant
They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. So I admit it – I am having a problem letting go. You see, I am ridiculously in love with babies. So much so that it may be some...
View Article“…Intimacy! That’s the you in me…”
I can neither confirm nor deny that tonight’s Top 10 List items are true stories of romance from the House of Stumps and Beans. ********************************************************************* You...
View ArticleI’m on it
Let’s be honest. I think we all know that I am the last mom to, say, create a from-scratch leprechaun trap, have a leprechaun hunt, and dye the water in the toilet bowl green. After I microwave a...
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