Tag: practical jokes

• Teaching Mom to Laugh at Herself

  One of the lessons I’ve tried my hardest to instill in my kids is the importance of learning to laugh at yourself.  If I’ve said it once, I’m sure I’ve said it a thousand times:  “If you can’t learn to laugh at yourself, then you’ll be the only one not laughing while the rest of…

  C.H. Armstrong

  May 15, 2012

  Family

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• It’s the Weekend! Chatty Cathie Takes a Break!

  It’s the weekend!   Chatty Cathie will chatter more on Monday!  

  C.H. Armstrong

  March 23, 2012

  Family

  cooking, funny family stories, humor, kids, practical jokes, pranks

• She’ll leave the light on for you…

  My husband is fond of saying that when our children grow up, leave home and have their first homes of their own, we’re going to go for an extended visit and wreak our revenge.  While there, he swears that he’s going to walk around the house and systematically turn every light on as he goes,…

  C.H. Armstrong

  February 29, 2012

  Family

  humor, lights off, parenting, practical jokes, pranks, save energy, teens

• Becoming a Domestic Goddess (Part Two)

  Those of you who read my blog on Friday, Becoming a Domestic Goddess (Part One),  know that my number one goal as a new wife was to meet and exceed the expectations of not only my husband, but society in general.  After the baked potato/knife debacle, things did get better.  I bought a gazillion cookbooks…

  C.H. Armstrong

  February 27, 2012

  Family

  cooking, domestic goddess, food, funny, humor, newly married, newlyweds, practical jokes, pranks

• What goes around comes around…

  What goes around comes around… I always get such a kick out of practical jokes played on my kids, and there’s nothing better than when you can actually catch it on tape!A couple of summers ago, my husband used to play jokes on my daughter.  She might be doing dishes and looking out the window…

  C.H. Armstrong

  February 20, 2012

  Family

  funny, humor, kids, practical jokes, prank