Category Archives: Husband Schtick

I am a girl with a positive attitude—a veritable Pollyanna if you will. I can throw this sunny outlook on even the most horrific of circumstances. Just this morning, I described our Viral Menace as the case of anorexia that might get me closer to my goal weight.  See what I mean?

Anyway, there was a period of time this fall when the weight of our schedules and school responsibilities and life responsibilities was dragging me down. “I am tired, worn-out, and used-up. I’m walking out.  Who’s with me?”  Nobody even looked up from their cereal bowl. Except for Steve, who responds with this little gem.

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Facebook warning from Erin posted from the midst of her very own version of “Contagion.” She had not one, but TWO, kids throw up at two separate sleepovers on the same night. She’s not holding her breath for thank you notes. And it only went downhill from there. They all succumbed, all SEVEN of them.  -Ellen

You know there’s a sequel, right? You’re one click away from Part II.

Read about the Full Menace; Part III has been unleashed!

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I have so much hair and shed so much that we gauge how much hair I clean out of the shower drain by what size animal it most resembles.  We have found that anything bigger than a ferret requires professional plumbing intervention.  Ellen

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Soooo, in the beginning of the blog, I had this idea that I would give my family aliases, and because we are a small army, they would be military-inspired.  This is Steve’s response to my “Hey, I think I am going to  call you The Colonel. You know, because I am like The General.”

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The kids have been pressing hard for a dog.  They have tried all sorts of tactics.  One day, they decided the age-old, time-worn classic whine was the way to go. “DAAAAAAAAD, we wanna a doggggggggg!!” This is my husband’s classic response. Erin

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Work All Day, Work All Night

“Blogging sounds great.  But your business plan sounds like it was made by the Underpants Gnomes from South Park.  You know,  Phase 1: Collect Underpants,  Phase 2: ?Phase 3: Profit.  Just to clarify, you’re replacing “Collect Underpants” with “Blogging”.”    ˜Frank

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