What Does a Mother Say?

by | Aug 5, 2010 | Just Laughs

I am a mother of adult children, all of whom are married.  I have, for many years, been under the impression that I do a fairly good job of keeping my mouth shut when I don’t necessarily approve of their decisions.  Turns out, they’re onto me.  But, I’m...

Who Needs a Sassy Scale?

by | Jul 14, 2010 | Just Laughs

If you do enough traveling by car, sooner or later you’ll find yourself at one of the many truck stops lining the nation’s highways.  Truck stops provide a plethora of services for those who make their living transporting all kinds of goods around the country.  Most...

Frogs, Frogs, Frogs

by | Jun 3, 2010 | Just Laughs

Do you ever read the Bible and find it amusing?  There is a story in the book of Exodus that just cracks me up.  It goes something like this. Pharaoh is the leader of the Egyptians. He is not a nice guy and, in my humble opinion, not the sharpest tack in the box...

Traumatized

by | May 27, 2010 | Just Laughs

I’m 54.  O.K., I’m just a few weeks shy of 55 but I’m holding onto 54 with a death grip like you’ve never seen.  Normally, I don’t like to reveal my age, but it’s important for the rest of the story so please, keep it between us.  (I’m working on...

Where is a Good Etiquette Book When You Need One?

by | Apr 15, 2010 | Just Laughs

I seem to have a knack for mistakenly entering men’s restrooms.  Usually I figure out the error of my ways quickly, and without too much embarrassment, but there was one incident last summer that just about did me in.  As I hurried into the restroom of a...

Say What?

by | Feb 15, 2010 | Just Laughs

It was late, and I was dozing a bit as my husband took the off ramp that would bring us into the small town we call home.  Suddenly, out of the blue, he says to me, “The Kenyon women are on a weeklong sex strike.” Surely my sleepy brain had...