The other day I was thinking about housewives or "homemakers" as many prefer to be called. A good look at TV homemakers illustrates a woman who happily enjoys cleaning house, flipping pancakes for the kids before school, volunteering for bake sales and having dinner ready for her husband when he walks in the door. Not only is dinner ready, but she ( Read more... )

So my husband had never seen "Pretty Woman". I couldn't believe it. Everyone has seen that movie. Its like "The Breakfast Club", everybody has seen it several times because it always plays on TNT on Friday nights. I had to remedy the situation, so I bought the special edition DVD. Tonight Ryan got off work early and we decided to get take out from ( Read more... )

So this morning I realized, as my husband was getting ready for work, that our lives have become the realization of a child's imaginary play time. Ryan, for example, puts on his camo gear and heavy boots and heads off to play with heavy artilery for the day. He patches up injured soldiers, shoots guns, and prepares for battle. Its a little boy's ( Read more... )

Nine months of physical and emotional instability ( Read more... )

My husband is making an attempt at fried eggs ( Read more... )

Today is lovely. It is overcast in Selah and the air is brisk. There is a bird who keeps flying at top speed right into the family room window. He's been on this suicide mission for a couple mornings now. Its the same bird every morning for a few hours or so. Two days ago I just watched him the whole time. He disappears for a minute then comes ( Read more... )

We had a fight.
I don't feel very good.

I'm sitting here trying to talk myself into taking the short walk to the post office and mailing a care package to my husband. I don't really want to go out for a walk though. I keep thinking of ways to make it fun and exciting. I could stop at The Selah Sandwich Shop on my way there and buy a cookie or something (they make terrible sandwiches). ( Read more... )

This morning I ate some whipped vanilla frosting right out of the container with my finger.
I'm not sure if that is gross or not.

This morning I ate some whipped vanilla frosting right out of the container with my finger.
I'm not sure if that is gross or not.