Category Archives: Humor

Locked Out! – Parenting Plights & Delights

  You’re in for some giggly treats today, friends. Has your kid ever locked you out? If so, I’m sure one of these stories will bring back some funny (or maybe not) memories. Laughingmom from Where’s the Funny Here? said: We had … Continue reading

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Don’t Say That in Church – Parenting Plights & Delights

Yesterday was Palm Sunday. It brought back memories of years ago when my oldest daughter, Tulip, was 15 and had just signed up to be a lector at our church. Her lectoring debut was on Palm Sunday and the scripture … Continue reading

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GPS – Get Punked System

Many people think GPS stands for Global Positioning System, but if you’ve been misguided or lead off the beaten highway by your GPS, you know as well as I do it really stands for Get Punked System! A GPS can … Continue reading

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Fun Fibs – Parenting Plights & Delights

Kids have wild imaginations. That’s one of the many things I love about them. Do you remember any magical moments from your childhood? Theresa Milstein shared a wonderful memory with me: When I was about 4-years-old, I remember listening to the radio … Continue reading

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Embarrassing Moments – Parenting Plights & Delights

Ginger Calem left a comment on my Holiday Shopping With Kids post that still makes me chuckle every time I think of it. Here’s a photo of her little darling when she was a little older than the incident Ginger shared … Continue reading

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Learning to Fly Fish – Parenting Plights & Delights

  I would like to thank JJ Botta of The Disconnected Writer blog for sharing the following parenting story with me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did:   Years ago, I used to fly fish for trout in … Continue reading

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Holiday Ding-a-lings – Parenting Plights & Delights

Whew! I don’t know about you, but I’m battling holiday fatigue. I do some pretty ditsy things when I’m overtired, like putting eye liner on my lips, pouring coffee into my cereal bowl, and paying the cashier for gas, then … Continue reading

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Mom, What’s a Babe? Parenting Plights & Delights

Ah, I love how children are always surprising us. My nephews Soldier (at age 5) and his brother Joker (at age 2) One Christmas when Soldier was six, his mother read him the nativity story. When she got to the … Continue reading

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DÉJÀ VU – Stepping Into Your Character’s Shoes

Today, I’m participating in  DL Hammon’s DÉJÀ VU BLOGEST! co-hosted by Katie Mills (Creepy Query Girl),  Nicole Ducleroir, and Lydia Kare   Everyone who signed up is posting an old blogpost.   Here’s my post from July 4, 2011.  I picked this post … Continue reading

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You Can Dress Them Up But…

This week I’d like to share an essay my sister, Pam, wrote years ago when her boys (now grown) were little. She wrote it for a composition class she was taking.  Good thing I saved it because she didn’t. When … Continue reading

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