Canned Laughter

Hah! Snagged this one from Rambling Mom of Life in the Minivan Lane.You’re an espresso!“You seem a bit wired,” is what we’re trying to say. Your personality is quite flavorful, so you probably form strong bonds with the people and things you love. Maybe your schedule’s just been crazy lately, but you’re clearly someone who [...]

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I heard that the biggest peeve men have with their wives is that women do not close the bathroom door. I heard this when my Spouse read this little tidbit to me with a loud HA! for emphasis.

While I pointed out to him that there is a fundamental difference in the dainty business a [...]

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Spouse: Honey, why are you so blue today?Me (after much hemming and hawing): I just worry that I’m not good enough for you, and someday you’ll leave.Spouse: That’s funny, just this morning I was thinking about how pretty you are and all the weight you’re losing and I was thinking that you might find [...]

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Last night after I popped the roast in the oven for dinner, Spouse suggested we take our cocktails out to the hot tub. Now then, take one hot tub + one empty stomach + two or maybe more, I’m not sure glasses of excellent wine = one giddy and gay me.
How do I come [...]

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Tonight we were watching MTV-The Geriatric Channel. They were doing one of those ‘where are they now?’ shows and they had on some cutsie girl band from the eighties. They showed them giving a concert just last year and they looked smokin’. I commented that they looked just as good now as they did [...]

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10:00 Wednesday morning: I’m rummaging in the fridge and cabinets for something to eat before going to work. All I find is a box of instant generic macaroni & cheese. How did this get in my cupboard? This is nothing but fat and empty calories in a box. There [...]

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Another wonderful Tuesday morning. Spouse let me sleep in while he did the school runs then we had a little morning champagne in the hot tub. Amazingly, the weather was fairly pleasant. Spouse even made breakfast for me! What a morning.
I’m hoping dinner tonight will be good. I’m improvising a tossed penne with anchovies. I’m [...]

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I’ve been waffling back and forth about writing yet another wise-acre post about my wonderful Spouse. After careful consideration, I’ve decided that what he said Saturday deserves it. So here in all its’ glory is the highly edited Conversation:

Me: Darling, the carpet really is disgusting. Will you pull the carpet up like we spoke about [...]

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