December 23, 2008 – 9:54 PM
HS and his best friend from high school are sitting in the kitchen reminiscing. I was working in there for awhile, and got to listen in.
Nosy Parker that I am, you’d think I’d have loved the chance to hear what the boys were up to in their not-so-distant youth.
But they spent the entire time discussing [...]
August 22, 2008 – 5:29 PM
I was out the door before Mr. B this morning, heading to my weekly Bible study. From there, I went to the middle school to laminate pocket rosters so the field hockey parents can tell the players apart. Then it was off to one of my part-time jobs for a few hours, after [...]
Mr. B and I ended up with tickets to baseball games for last night and tomorrow night. We also went to two games last week. I decided that it would be nice to offer him the opportunity to use one set of tickets for a "Boys’ Night Out."
But perhaps I should have checked the team’s [...]
September 18, 2007 – 10:43 AM
Twenty-five years ago today I woke up in a pop-up camper with two of my sisters and my best friend. We were in the backyard of Mr. B’s parents, as their tiny house was too small to accomodate us.
We spent the morning arranging tables and chairs under the rented tent we’d erected the day before. [...]
Let me start with a disclaimer.
Due to nerve damage, Mr. B. (see sidebar for new family nicknames) has very little feeling in his fingers. So it was no big surprise when he asked me to check his pockets today to see if the key to our brand new shed was there.
It was not. He had [...]
February 15, 2007 – 11:15 AM
Mr. B and I enjoy Valentine’s Day.
We don’t make a huge deal out of it, but we exchange cards and have a nice meal together. Yesterday was no exception.
Well, the one exception is that he actually got me a gift, and I am doing my best not to feel guilty that I didn’t get him one. [...]
December 16, 2006 – 9:33 PM
I have no idea if there will be a Holiday Hint #2, but this one came to me today when I employed it.
If you need to wrap your husband’s presents while he is in the house, have him do a project that requires a trip to the attic (say, replacing a bathroom ceiling fan).
Once he has [...]
October 5, 2006 – 8:38 AM
If your spouse has the day off and is out running errands and you realize that you need him to pick something up, leave the message on his cellphone voicemail. If you leave it at the office, there’s a good chance he’ll come home without that extra something.
Then again, perhaps it would be helpful to [...]
September 18, 2006 – 9:09 AM
Yup. I’m busy today celebrating 24 years of wedded bliss with my man.
September 6, 2006 – 10:34 AM
Brides keep getting younger. I’ve grown accustomed to being a friend of the parents instead of the couple, but this was the first wedding where I’ve known the bride since she was in first grade, getting on the school bus with my kindergarten son.
You really should practice EVERYTHING at the wedding rehearsal, just to be [...]
