Tag: marriage

  • Wedded Life Wednesday: Don’t forget. . .

        “Could you please bring some firewood in from the porch before you come to bed?”   “Why?  It’s not going to get cold.”   “They said it was going to get down into the 40’s.”   “They said 60’s.”   “No, they didn’t!  Please bring some wood in.  It’s supposed to storm in…

  • Wedded Life Wednesday: BFF!

    I have a pretty great best friend.  He allows me to stay home even though the budget is a little tight since I retired from teaching (thank goodness for the pension, although it’s only a little more than half what I used to make).  He encourages me to pursue my dreams even though some were…

  • A Wedded Life Wednesday: STUPID Vacuum!

    The vacuum cleaner has come between me and the hubby more times than I care to remember.  No matter what brand, how old it is, or how good it is supposed to be, the resident vacuum cleaner eventually becomes a problem. I will be happily pushing and pulling the vacuum around my floors, minding my…

  • Wedded Life Wednesday: Bang, bang, shoot, shoot!

    One thing I would advise young couples to do is take an interest in something that interests your spouse.  If my husband wants me to go with him to a motorcycle race, I go.  If he wants me to see a movie with him, even if it is a guy flick, I go.  On the…

  • Wedded Life Wednesday: Some role models. . .

    I heard in the news this week about a man who lost his beloved wife of 60 years and now refuses to sleep in the bed they shared.  The reporter said that the man had always been “madly in love” with his wife.  He couldn’t bear sleeping alone in the bed he had shared with…