Follower of Jesus. Joyful wife. Homeschool mom. ENFP. Redhead. My content focuses on the hilarious journey of being a mom and the beauty of a simple life.
So I accidentally attended a stranger's birthday party today. Took my son to the park. My son started playing with a little girl. I noticed her parents were setting up for her 5th birthday party and looked very stressed and panicked. I have 19 girl birthdays under my belt, so I
So apparently my 6 yr old son is planning to become a sheet metal apprentice when he is 18, get married to a "sweet wife", and have 5-10 children. They will all live in a tree house that overhangs a river and he will catch salmon to feed his family with. He has a plan.
@Brink_Thinker
It really does! I am the recipient of it so often. Yesterday a lady bought my son an ice cream cone because her kids had them and she didn't want my son to feel left out. She just completely surprised us.
Does anyone else have a husband (or is a man) who likes to always sit with his back to a wall, especially in public places? So no one can sneak up on him? My grandpa would never sit anywhere with his back exposed and my husband is the same way. I love how protective he is. 🥰
I really wish there was a version of X just for homemakers so we could talk about kids and cooking and sewing and all the lovely happy peaceful subjects without random weirdos being rude and obnoxious.
My son informed me last night that all his recent sleeping problems were a result of not enough bedtime cheese. It was actually a 6 yr old molar coming in, but he is firmly convinced he just needed more cheese.
As a West Coast woman, I am overcome with jealousy of all these places with something called "Aldi" stores where one can find the BEST deals according to the Internet. Is Aldi truly the frugal housewife's promise land?
Does anyone else have that little voice in their head that commands you to double the amount of spices whenever you are measuring out cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves for baked goods?
@TweetMyDaughter
Definitely for me. "Oh you have kids? I have kids too. We shall form an eternal bond of solidarity and coffee to survive these glorious wild creatures."
I know there are exceptions, but it has been my observation that every woman, deep in her heart, desires to be fancy on occasion. To put on the beautiful dress, sip out of a tea cup, & wear the sparkling jewels. We can be the most practical homemakers alive and still dream of it.
This is where my husband and I got married. The whole set up cost about $60 for the chiffon, wire, glass globes, battery powered tea lights, and roses. The chairs were borrowed. The rock "aisle" was from my dad's rock collection, and the site was at my mom and dad's property.
While on a bike ride...
My son: Which side is starboard?
Me: I have no idea.
My son: Haven't you ever been a pirate?
Me: Ummm....no. I have never been a pirate.
My son: Are you SURE you've never been a pirate?
Me: I am sure.
Updated knowledge: Starboard = Right
@musings_blonde
Historically, aspics were made of very nutritious gelatins derived from animal bones, but were very labor intensive. Dinner party food for the wealthy. I think the people in the 60's and 70's were just trying to be fancy and elegant.
I figure I must be doing something right as a parent when my 6 yr old boy is asking me to read him Beatrix Potter stories at bedtime. Most of them were written around 1905, so the language style is a bit difficult, but I think he feels a kinship with naughty rabbits and mice.
Had to dash into Old Navy for some emergency shorts and all the women's ones had a 3 inch inseam, so I went to the middle aged dad section. Found some that are modest, comfortable, half the price of the women's, and are a lovely deep green color. Why are women's fashions so
Hospitality tip
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You can make cookie dough, form it into balls, freeze them (not touching), and then store those balls in a Ziplock freezer bag. Write the baking temp and baking time on the bag with a Sharpie. They can be baked from a frozen state. Just add a minute or two to
How did your grandparents meet? I will share the story of my maternal grandparents first. The year was 1945 and he was a 28 yr old logger from Minnesota. She was a 24 yr old working in her family's cafe in Missouri. My grandpa took one look at my joyful brown eyed grandma and he
Some girls want designer purses and fabulously highlighted hair. Some want a collection of 400 mason jars for canning, a flock of chickens, and a root cellar. Others want a secret garden and floor to ceiling bookshelves. You really can't lump all women together into a stereotype.
It is Friday! I'm actually stuck at home with a severe head cold, but in my dreams I am wearing this gorgeous floral number at a charity ball that is taking place in an air conditioned art museum. What are you wearing for your Friday Night Outfit, my people?
@harmonizedgrace
Not to mention stealing valuable time away from families in the late afternoons and evenings and making cooking good dinners difficult!
@VeiledGlory
My husband likes a good dinner every night with plenty of leftovers for his lunches and an occasional baked good. Add that to having clean clothes and he is happy. Sometimes I think the wives are the ones making it complicated.
How is it that I, an adult human, have a much stronger sense of kinship with paintings of chubby little mice and rabbits than I do with the majority of other humans?
My 6 yr old:
Daddy is very grumpy. Is it because he is still being sanctified?
Me: Yes, we are all being sanctified.
6 yr old: Is Grammy being sanctified?
Me: Yes, even Grammy.
6 yr old: 🤯
My husband is the best man in the world and I hereby challenge all wives to argue otherwise. My man is hardworking, humble, completely dotes on me, and has an amazing sense of humor.
Not only did my husband manage to get our clogged pipe clear after an epic battle, but he even shampooed the carpet for me that got messed up during the epic battle (it needed it badly even before that.) What a hunk! I have the best man ever. 🥰
My heart wants to be at the beach instead of at a ball tonight, so I propose we go vintage beachwear for our Friday night outfits! Weiner roast at the bonfire followed by a sing-a-long!
So this is awkward as I have been active on X for 6 months now, but I am still not 100% clear on what "Reformed Theology" is and I have decided to throw caution to the wind and ask. I am coming from a mostly non-denominational background with Baptist roots.
My husband is an absolute stud who lives out God's command for husbands to love their wives. It is not my birthday, anniversary, or any other flower giving occasion. These are "I know you are having a rough day" flowers.
What my husband doesn't know is that I generally live off of apple slices, cheese, grain free crackers, and a little dried fruit for lunch when he isn't home.
I just held my daughter captive until she wrote all her thank you notes for graduation presents. My job as a parent is now done and she is set free into the world.
Pretty proud that I made this all by myself. My large red
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exploded dramatically yesterday, so we had to make an emergency run to Hobby Lobby. The octopus is holding the little gold one we found.
My husband is building me an 8 ft long bookcase for our new homeschool room! No flimsy IKEA bookcases for us! It does mean that I will have to own 4x the number of books though. Such a problem to have. 😜
@harmonizedgrace
Hmmm....this lady is making a perfectly reasonable and healthy statement. I better escalate it into some horrible interpretation that has absolutely nothing to do with the original content.
I don't think my husband considered the fact that we can see a large pro firework display from our front porch when he bought the house in 2003, but I have to admit it is a big perk. I am so thankful that we don't have to drive anywhere tonight!
Around 3 months ago I had an online template of a squid printed on blueprint paper and bought some fabric, only to pawn it off on my mom to sew because she is retired and I had far too much on my plate. My cephalopod enthusiast son is beyond thrilled! He has a couple of smaller