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January 30th, 2008

Meet the First Mates

The recent flap surrounding President Bill Clinton led me surfing around, and lo I stumbled upon a Slate series, “First Mates.” Head over there to get some insight on the marriages of the Presidential candidates. So far they have profiles up on the Obamas, the Edwards, and the Huckabees.
Tags: edwards, election, huckabee, obama, president, presidential […]

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January 29th, 2008

Carnival of Family Life at Confessions of a Novice

The Carnival of Family Life is being held this week at Confessions of a Novice. Here are a few entries that caught my attention. If you’d like to participate in next week’s carnival, head on over here with a family-related post!
Money Changes Things has a great post on the “value” of thrift or […]

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January 28th, 2008

What’s good for the goose…

So, surely we all have those things in marriage that we wish we could change in our spouses. You know, those petty habits of theirs that aren’t going to make or break the marriage, but that you just really wish they would fix already!!! We’re not the only ones, right?
So, for me, it’s […]

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January 27th, 2008

Weekend Around the Channel

Time again to surf around the Lifestyles Channel a bit. Ready, dude?

Simply Thrifty says goodbye to a toaster oven. I can relate, I feel a fondness for my toaster oven that no one seems to understand.
SuperNanny Rules has some great advice for Starbucks. They would totally get me in with suggestion #2!!! […]

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January 25th, 2008

Fight it out!

A new study from the University of Michigan finds that it is healthier for couples to just fight out their issues rather than let the offenses stew.
From 60 Second Science:
The 17-year survey followed 192 couples. When both spouses suppress their anger at the other when unfairly attacked, earlier death was twice as likely than in […]

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January 25th, 2008

Could you just stop breathing, please?

Bald Man is still fighting with his previous nastiness, and there are some nights where it turns into an all out obscene phone call-ish deep breathing thing. And, really, it seems like just plugging him up would be the best option. :) I usually just leave the room. During weeks where […]

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January 25th, 2008

Tax Rebates: How Much Do They Want To Give You?

If you’re like me, you’ve followed the news on the “economic stimulus package” working its way through Washington D.C. with at least a passing interest this week. Kelly Phillips Erb over at Taxgirl ® has all the information you need to know. I’ll run down a couple highlights, and here’s a good post of Kelly’s […]

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January 24th, 2008

Don’t Forget To Vote!

No, I’m not talking about the primaries or caucuses. I’m talking about our January Poll, silly. You’ve got one week left, so get to it!

Did you take a honeymoon?

Yes, our dream honeymoon!

Yes, but it wasn’t all I hoped it would be.

No, we couldn’t afford it.

No, we chose not to.

Yes, but not until long after the […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Clearing a Cloudy Marriage

I came across a post here, that included a bit of advice for starting the evening off well after a rough day at work. It has me thinking about our own days. I wouldn’t dare say that I’m the only one who works in our home - I’m not THAT dumb - so I’ll clarify […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Carnival of Family Life

This week’s Carnival of Family Life is being held at Diary of 1.
Here are a few posts that I enjoyed:

How to make time out of thin air. I use the fifth tip on my kids all the time! Not sure why I didn’t think to use it for myself. :)

Marathon Day. The longest […]

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