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Coming home from a week-long vacation, we decided to take a shortcut. You know…one of those “shortcuts” that really isn’t...
Laura on Life: Low-Maintenance Animals
I have a cat. I don’t have a dog because I am too selfish with my time to want to take a dog out to do his business every few hours...
Jun 25, 2008
Laura on Life: Lucy's Secret to Staying Young
One of my favorite comediennes, Lucille Ball, once said, “The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age..."
Jun 17, 2008
Laura on Life: But He's Fine
I was riding around on my lawn tractor, trying out the handy-dandy dethatching attachment, and minding my own business when my daughter told me my cell phone was ringing...
Jun 11, 2008
Laura on Life: Prewash For Good Days
I love to spend time with my family. Most days, however, it’s not possible to spend the entire day with them. If I ask them how their day was or what they did, I usually get a short non-committal answer...
Jun 4, 2008
Laura on Life: Smart Cars, Stupid People
The gas prices being what they are these days, my husband has been trying to find ways in which he would not have to participate in the “gas game” as he calls it...
May 29, 2008
Laura on Life: Heroes For a Moment
I became a hero today…again. When you are a parent, there are many opportunities for heroism. Regrettably, our feats of derring-do are mostly unsung and completely forgettable hours after the deed has been done...
May 23, 2008
Laura on Life: Mother's Day Dilemma
I read an article the other day about what mothers wanted for Mother’s Day. Someone had taken a poll that showed about half the mothers wanted jewelry and the other half wanted flowers. Were those our only choices...
May 8, 2008
Laura on Life: Life On Mars
But I thought there was no life on Mars...this could change everything...
Apr 11, 2008
Laura on Life: Cartwheels and Other Dangerous Sports
When I was a girl, I was cursed with long, skinny arms and legs and no middle. I was thin as a rail and would’ve blown away in a stiff wind. With that body came a head filled with fearlessness and not a lick of sense to go with it...
Apr 2, 2008
Laura on Life: Some Dirty Jobs
The other night, I was watching a show on TV called Dirty Jobs. This show was, in essence, saluting those people who work at jobs that most of us would consider pretty nasty...
Mar 26, 2008
Laura on Life: Complete Sentences
To top off a stressful week of flu-ridden children, car problems, and other small crises, my husband and I pronounced ourselves ready for a break...
Mar 11, 2008
Laura on Life: The Days Of Our Lives
Most people, when they look back upon their life, equate each turning point or period of time with an event or series of events...
Feb 28, 2008
Laura on Life: Foiled Again!
I hear footsteps in the hallway. It’s the big people. Maybe, if I pretend I don’t hear them, they’ll let me sleep...
Feb 12, 2008
Laura on Life: The Breakfast of Champions
How many rules is a kid breaking when he has fudge nut brownies for breakfast? It’s hard to count them all, since I only have ten fingers...
Jan 28, 2008
Laura on Life: Guitars and Tortured Animals
My son recently got a new guitar so the air in our house has rung with sounds that barely resemble chords...
Jan 11, 2008
