Tag Archives: parenting
Give Your Mom The Gift of Laughter For Mother’s Day
The phone rang at the crack of dawn. On the other end, there was silence followed by a gasp of breath and high-pitched, hysterical laughter. It was my mother and she was still laughing about the previous nights event in … Continue reading
Menopot – The Musical
Something surprisingly magical happened this week. Only, I was wearing a paper dress that tied in the back not a sparkly gown with a crinoline and my Fairy Godmother wore a lab coat and waved a rather large Q-tip instead … Continue reading
Filed under Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, Menopause, Uncategorized
Why Midlife Women Don’t Drive Corvettes
I can honestly say that I have never met a woman going through a midlife crisis who has the urge to trade in her mini-van for a Corvette. We tend to make midlife splurges on high power shape wear, department … Continue reading
Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop – A Unique Chance To Study “Funny”
“You’re going to expose our personal lives to the public, exploit our children, and hold up our intimate moments together for the world to see?” “I get three bucks a column,” I said. He smiled. ”Why didn’t you … Continue reading
Filed under Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, Humor Writing
Words I Thought I’d Never Say – “Hey, I’m A Soccer Mom!”
“I’ll be damned if I’m gonna be another chubby, bleached-blonde soccer mom driving her kids around in a mini-van with one hand on the steering wheel and a Big Mac in the other.” I believe those were my exact words … Continue reading
Filed under Ridiculous Fears and Phobias
Mama Hen Earns Some Scratch
It’s the end of an era. No more eggs can be laid. The chicken has been hatched and the rooster is singing, “cocka-doodle-doo, it’s time to go back to work for you!” That’s right, after nearly a decade of lounging … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized, Working Hard or Hardly Working
The Laughing Mom Year In Review – Behind The Blog 2011
I have to admit that after I reviewed my 50 blog posts from 2011, I had to ask myself the question I hear from my husband everyday, “What in the hell do you do all day?” While I still can’t … Continue reading
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Stalking Your Grown Children or Guarding Your Angels?
Our hearts raced with excitement as we stood in the donut-shaped cage attached to a giant orange and yellow stripped hot air balloon. Just as we were gingerly launched into flight high above the prairie, my Blackberry rang. I couldn’t read the … Continue reading
The Secret To A 50 Year Marriage – Sliders and A Good Scotch
One summer afternoon, a leggy blonde teenager by the name of Sandi, threw caution to the wind and staged a one-woman badminton game in her front yard to grab the attention of a duck-tailed boy named Charlie, who lived across … Continue reading →
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Filed under Dysfunctional Holidays, Anniversaries and Family Traditions, Humor Writing, Marriage, Uncategorized
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