Life Is Funny: Innocent Words

By MAD21

My daughters were in a wedding this summer. Needless to say they were beautiful, and thankfully, they did everything they were supposed to do during the ceremony.

The plan was that when the bride and groom were pronounced 'Man and Wife,' and started back down the isle to leave the sanctuary, that my girls were to follow right behind them before the rest of the wedding party.

My girls started walking, and just when we thought we could breath (because everything had gone just as we had hoped)... my youngest stopped at the front row where we were sitting with the bride's parents. She leaned in and said quite happily (and loud), "Uncle Chris, I'm married now!!"

Just when you didn't think they could get any cuter...

My friend and fellow blogger Wendy at Weight..What? has a fun carnival at her blog called "Life is Funny." Every Monday we talk about something in life that we find funny. Be sure to go visit her blog to read her post along with links to other blogs who are participating.

Works For Me Wednesday: Cleaning Tips

By MAD21

This is a themed week for Works For Me Wednesday. We were asked to write on our favorite cleaning tips. I don't have any recipes for actual cleaning products, but being a neat freak/mother, I do have a few things I do to try and keep our house clean.

1. Touch it once. The fewer times you touch or move something, the more efficient. Some examples:

* When you get up in the morning, before you do anything else, make the bed.

* When you go get the mail, go through it as soon as you get inside and separate it into three piles: junk (to recycle); bills; and read later.

* Put clothes in the laundry basket or hang it up as soon a it comes off of your body.

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One Word At A Time: Obedience

By MAD21

Every couple of days, my friend and fellow blogger Bridget Chumbley chooses a word and writes about it. Last week, a bunch of us on Twitter decided that we would all write on one topic this week and then do a blog carnival over at our friend Peter’s blog. So when we were all talking about what to write on, I opened my big mouth and suggested obedience. We’ve been having some issues with it in our home, and for some reason, the word just popped out of my head and through my fingers and I typed it without thinking first. It was, of course, the topic everyone chose. So, here goes nothing…

I asked my family: “What does it mean to be obedient?”

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Life Is Funny: It's Raining Where?

By MAD21

We've had a lot of rain this last month. My kids enjoy those days because it means we get to put a tent up in the living room and watch movies. It also means that there will be lots of puddles. They enjoy us driving through them as much as stomping in them.

Last weekend it had been raining pretty hard all night on Saturday, so the puddles were everywhere. This made walking into church on Sunday morning a challenge as the girls tried not to get their feet wet in their 'fancy church shoes.'

On our way back to the car after church was over, we were walking back to our car when I hear this:

Youngest daughter: "Daddy?"

Daddy: "Yeees?"

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Fingerprint Friday: Our Little Furballs

By MAD21

I know that not everyone is a "cat-person." But quite honestly, I think most people who don't like cats have never been loved by one. Now, before you get all wound up over the "Cat vs. Dog" thing, know that my family are also "dog-people." We have a wonderful puppy, too, but I'll save her story for another day. Personally, my home just doesn't feel complete without one of each.

When my hubby and I got married, I brought two cats with me. They were brother and sister, but acted more like a married couple. It was quite entertaining. They were both given to me right after my previous cat had died. They were awful as kittens, I cannot say that strongly enough... AWFUL kittens. Most people, my parents included, would never have kept them. They tore everything up. But they became the most loving pets, but they were most assuredly, my pets. The girl cat, Emmy, didn't like anyone but me, and she let you know that if you got anywhere near her. She eventually accepted my hubby, but she would never had admitted it. They boy cat, Oscar, was like a little kid.. all the time. He was very mischievous, loved to play, and liked just about everyone.

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