Ever had one of those days when everything just falls into place? Yea, me neither. I always believed that I’d be able to manage our family life without compromising my standards. Apparently, I was wrong. A decade ago, my husband and I traveled to Boston to visit his old college roommate, who like my husband,…
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Southern Exposure
There’s only one thing more disturbing than seeing a fat woman eating a turkey leg at an amusement park: seeing a fat woman eating a turkey leg at an amusement park in a bathing suit. This eternal truth revealed itself to me after our recent move to Florida. Despite the well-known adage that “Tan fat…
The Dirty Secrets of Property Ownership
When asked by friends recently what my family was doing for Spring Break, I declared boastfully, “Oh, why we’re going to our beach house, of course.” Leaving a pregnant pause, I hoped my friends would ask for more details, so I could brag that “my family” has owned a beach house in North Carolina’s windswept…
Bracing for Bankruptcy
I’ve done just about anything you can think of while sitting in our orthodontist’s waiting room. I’ve balance my checkbook. I’ve applied concealer to the dark circles under my eyes. I’ve watched “Toy Story” eight times. I’ve torn recipes out of magazines when no one was watching. I’ve discovered an old cough drop in the…
What I believe about Hell and hand baskets