Category Archives: domesticality

Frozen and Feigning Child-Centric Ignore-ance

Posted on July 18, 2006 by The Daring One

I can’t mop the floor because the duck-down curls on the back of Magoo’s head are too kissable. I can’t clean the windows or appliances because Laylee has covered them all in “bominals” (One day I hope she explains why … Continue reading →

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Enchiladas = Hospitality

Posted on July 9, 2006 by The Daring One

All restaurants are called “towns” in our household. When we leave our little corner of suburbia and head to where the shopping is, I tell the kids, “We’re going to town.” Eventually that transformed into, “Hey, let’s go eat at … Continue reading →

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The Good

Posted on June 29, 2006 by The Daring One

I’ve decided that buying a house is a lot like having kids. When you decide to do it, everyone tells you what a big fat hairy adjustment it is, how much work and added responsibility it will require but that … Continue reading →

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And I Never Got to Say Goodbye

Posted on June 26, 2006 by The Daring One

This doesn’t smell like my house. There are new weeds growing since we got the keys on Thursday and there are no condo association “guys” to come and obliterate them. We are the guys. We’re also the guys who need … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on June 23, 2006 by The Daring One

We have more cupboards than I remembered from our original viewing of the house. I just spent almost 5 hours putting shelf paper down in the kitchen. Dog food and spaghetti sauce spills in the cupboards. Yick! On a sadder … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, faith, kid stuff | 35 Comments