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A Story About Our Appliance Repair Lady

We have a very talented young woman who lives at our house.  She keeps our family organized by writing everything on a calendar on the wall and checking it often.  She makes great meals even though she actually doesn't love to cook or bake all that much.  She spends at least an hour each day helping the children with homework and doing extra academic activities with them to help them in areas they are struggling.  She manages to keep her head in stressful situations (most of the time).  She is a great nurse (although not very symptathetic) and has a knack for figuring out what ails each family member and finding what will help them to get well.  She keeps our house clean and sanitary only because cleaning a bathroom is less distasteful that using a dirty bathroom.  Sometimes she suprises me by all that she accomplishes in a single day.  Did you know this young lady is handy with a tool set too?  Well, it's true!  She knows how ...

American Idol

One night when Rick was at work or out of town, we entertained ourselves by putting on our own American Idol tryouts.  I think this was Makayla's idea.  The kids dressed up and performed or impersonated the judges, Jennifer Lopez and Randy, by saying, "I'm sorry, Baby, not this time." or "That was great, Dawg!" My favorite contestant was a little boy with a dimple and an afro hairdo . . . "Seanny" was the best singer and had the grooviest dance moves.  The other contestants paled in comparison. Though Sean is cuter than a button, he is certainly a lot of trouble lately.  His fascination with the bathrooms has grown exponentially over the past few weeks.  His favorite toy is the toilet.  In order to avoid some unsanitary situations, we have two bathroom rules: "Always flush!" AND "Close the door."  Unfortunately, the kids are forgetful and I am often in the bathroom cleaning up a mess. I feel like I always have to know exactl...