That Time My Husband Cut My Hair with Poultry Scissors

May 14, 2013 | 11 Comments
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I have admitted before that my choices of what (or what not) to spend our money on have been questionable. When it comes to personal aesthetics, I am met with another grey area. There was that time I came up with a brilliant plan to wax my own eyebrows to save money. It went okay for a bit, but then I almost burned the house down with the hot wax on the stove, and I accidentally waxed half of my eyebrow off. I called my Scandinavian mom after this happened and she gave me these soothing … [Read more...]

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Books for Children and Adults: Homosexuality

April 21, 2013 | 4 Comments
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books on homosexualityHappy Sunday! Here are some of my picks for children's and adult books educating and celebrating same-sex relationships.Children's Books covering the topic of LGBT families (but also some touch on the topic of interracial families and adoption). <3   Gay Christian Reading:  Strengthen or Evolve: Debate and Counterpoint Reading: books on homosexuality … [Read more...]

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Brian- The Love Child of Fantasy and Historical TV Characters

April 11, 2013 | 4 Comments
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If you haven't "met" my husband yet, let me introduce you. This is is Brian (the most patient man on the planet): We've noticed Brian oddly resembles many hairy, unbathed, half-naked characters on TV shows taking place in ancient times. We think he may be the love child of two characters, specifically. Game of Thrones and Vikings, yep that sounds about right.     … [Read more...]

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Real Men Buy Tampons

April 9, 2013 | 5 Comments
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  Brian, the boys, and I spent part of the weekend in Ojai, CA with some friends for a little getaway.   I realized on the way there that this time of the month was not one I was prepared for and I asked Brian to stop once we got into the small town and run in and buy some tampons.   Brian found my bounty and was in line to make the purchase when a rugged mountain man behind him (buying Coors Light, no less), leans in and asks Bri, “Did you find the right … [Read more...]

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Eat Your Heart Out Tom Selleck (And Your Mustache)…

March 26, 2013 | 3 Comments
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We arrive home from Palm Springs, and within minutes I hear the hair clippers. Then this emerges: Brian: Silent and straightfaced. Me: "Your mohawk is crooked." Brian turns around and goes back in the bathroom where I hear the clippers go on again. Brian: "Fine, but I'm keeping the mustache!" Me: "Quick, grab me some peroxide and hairspray!" Brian: "Why?" Me: "I need to make sure I am a good Loni Anderson to your Burt Reynolds." Brian turns around again and the … [Read more...]

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A Child’s Perspective on Same-Sex Relationships

March 23, 2013 | 15 Comments
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I posted the photo above yesterday on the blog Facebook page, and it was the first time I could visibly see the number of “likes” of the page drop within seconds. I’ll give the people who were offended some credit, because they went quietly without any “I’m leaving” announcement (I still don’t understand the point of that. Not every facebook page is going to be one you decide is right to follow. Just unlike the page, don’t make it a big production when you exit.) It has been on … [Read more...]

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Pillow Talk

March 22, 2013 | 4 Comments
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My husband gives me the oddest compliments that make me smile and woo me all over again. Last night: Brian: “You would have been a great lawyer.” Me: “Aw, thank you...” Brian: “You remind me of this guy.” Points to the TV where I see this guy: (Prosecuter for the Jodi Arias case reaming the ridiculous psychologist on the stand.) Me: “That was best compliment I think you’ve ever given me.”   What was the best compliment you have ever received by your … [Read more...]

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Why Home Massages May Be a Romance Killer

March 19, 2013 | 3 Comments
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When I returned from my month long African adventure, I hadn’t seen Brian in over two weeks. We were still talking about our spa and massage experiences in South Africa and so I had (what I thought was) a genius idea to do home massages. Affordable and fun...or so I thought. I bought special oil, we put on Skyfall, and I gave Brian a full-body massage for the entire movie. Brian returned the favor later that night. Awesome, right? Well, it probably would have been if we were trained … [Read more...]

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Check Out Brian In Natural Child World Magazine

January 25, 2013 | 2 Comments
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I am proud to say my husband is speaking out and representing “attachment parenting” fathers in the February issue of Natural Child World. The author of the article did a great job dispelling the myths presented back in May about the lack of presence fathers have in “AP” families, or that they have been dominated by their wives or significant others. It probably helps that Brian just happens to be a stereotypical “manly man” since many of the articles against AP claim fathers in AP … [Read more...]

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over 8,000 people will receive access to safe drinking water for the first time – thanks to you

December 13, 2012 | 2 Comments
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Thanks to everyone reading, this is the message I am able to deliver to you: By the end of this week, Argisa, Ethiopia will have clean water! Most of you know that you all raised, over the course of one week, the money we needed for our first phase of the Ethiopia project. That, in and of itself, was a miracle. Jack, from Waves for Water, boarded a plan on December 12, and I have just been informed he has landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Jack will be bringing 80 Sawyer filters to the … [Read more...]

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