After successfully introducing Coraline to the original Star Wars trilogy: “Great. Now that she knows there’s another trilogy, she wants to watch those, too. I’m not sure I can handle watching those again.” “We’ll treat her decision to watch the prequels the same way we’d deal with her becoming vegetarian…
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Scene From a Marriage #37,453
“What are you going to do if she goes to college out of state?” “We can move to be closer to her. You know, in case she needs to come home to eat, do laundry, hang out.” “So you’re going to stalk her.” “If moving just to stay close to…
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Scene From a Marriage # 34,774
After driving out of our neighborhood on the way to day care: “Oh my God! I forgot my phone!” “Really? You never forget that.” “It’s OK. I can go home at lunchtime to get it.” A few blocks from day care: “Oh my God! I left my work laptop at…
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Scene From a Marriage # 7,642
While opening Christmas stockings: “Nickels? Two rolls of nickels?” “I’m not very good at the stocking thing yet.” “Clearly.”
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Scene From a Marriage #33,011
“And then we watched some Monsters vs. Aliens.” “What?! Oh my God, I can’t believe you let her watch that!” “Why not? She loves it.” “Because it’s violent and scary, that’s why. Wait, that’s not right, is it?” “Good grief. You’re thinking of Alien vs. Predator.” “Oh. Yeah, I am. Whoops.…
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Scene From a Marriage # 32,349
After my pinky toe PIP reduction follow-up appointment: “Want to see a picture? Look!” Noticeably paling: “And this little piggy went ‘bleccccccch.'”
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Scene From a Marriage # 5,386
“Why does my puppy’s breath smell like a humidor?” Gasping: “My cigar!” “Your cigar?” “I was smoking a cigar outside and tucked the unfinished part in the windowsill.” “The puppy-level windowsill?” “Yeah.” “Didn’t think that one out, did you?” *Believe it or not, this was Caleb, NOT Troubadour.
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Scene From a Marriage #31,974
After explaining to Coraline what a submarine is: “You know, I’ve been on a submarine.” “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at Disney World doesn’t count.” “Dammit.” “I know how you think, boy.”
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Scene From a Marriage #31,915
While discussing our concurrent stomach illnesses: “We need to buy more crackers. We need to buy Saltines. We need the most boring cracker known to man.” Throwing his arms in the air: “Here I am!” Falling over laughing: “Oh my God.”
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Happy 13th Anniversary to My Husband
Song Lyric of the Day: I belong with you, you belong with me / You’re my sweetheart / I belong with you, you belong with me / You’re my sweet Lumineers / “Ho Hey“ What can I say after 13 years together that I haven’t already said? Rich, you are…