Tag: pranks

• Santa is watching you! Really…he is! I promise!

  As parents, we’ve all done it.  Most of us, anyway.  We’ve all told that little white lie, with the intention of protecting the imaginations and/or innocence of our children.  You know the ones I’m talking about:  those itty-bitty, tinnnnny white lies about Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny…or even about Goldie the Goldfish who…

  C.H. Armstrong

  September 14, 2012

  Family, Humor

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• The Adventures of Box Boy

  About six months ago, we got new neighbors.  They seem nice enough.  I think they’re both doctors, and they have one son that’s a few years younger than my daughter.  We nicknamed him “Box Boy.”  Okay, in fairness to myself and my husband, we didn’t nickname him Box Boy; our kids did. It all started…

  C.H. Armstrong

  May 14, 2012

  Family

  chatty cathie, Family, funny, funny comments, funny family stories, humor, kids, parenting, parenting rules, pranks, teens

• Big Fences Make Great Neighbors…But Don’t Tell My Neighbors!

  One of the things I miss the very most about “home” since moving to Minnesota nearly 20 years ago is family. I miss having a tight-knit group of people who’ve known you since birth and who will lend a helping hand for any reason at any time, and almost always without needing to know the…

  C.H. Armstrong

  April 9, 2012

  Family

  dinner, football rivalry, humor, kids, nebraska cornhuskers, neighbors, oklahoma sooners, pranks, teasing

• 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