Tag: teens
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Today’s Post Is Most Definitely NOT About S-E-X!
Dear Readers: Before I begin today’s blog, I have to take a moment to comment on yesterday’s blog (Cell) Phone Sex. You people seriously crack me up! My goal in writing this blog is to make you laugh, but yesterday you made me laugh! What is it about sex that sells? I put sex in…
C.H. Armstrong
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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
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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
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Quips and Quotes Friday – May 11, 2012
Here we are again…FRIDAY! For this week’s Quips and Quotes, I’d like to bring you the conversations that took place in my house in the days following my daughter’s completion of Driver’s Ed and those leading up to her 16th Birthday. Enjoy! Always Listen to Mommy! As some of you know, I have a 16…
C.H. Armstrong
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Friday’s Quips and Quotes and Giggles Galore
It’s Friday and if you’ve been reading my blog for very long, then you know that today’s the day I bring you the bits and pieces of the daily conversations in our household. So sit back and relax and be completely assured that your family is way more normal than you realize! He’s So Tan!!!…
C.H. Armstrong
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Driving 101
“Somebody actually complimented my driving today. They left a little note…It said, “Parking Fine.” ~ Tommy Cooper Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of talk about the elderly and driving. You hear people say that the elderly should have more stringent testing before receiving/renewing their licenses, and I can see where – in some…
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Zing!
If you read my blogs very often, you’ve probably figured out that I have two children. Amber is 16 and Braden is 7. It almost wasn’t that way. For a long time, my husband and I had pretty much decided that Amber would be an only child, and we were satisfied with that. However, sometime…
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It’s the weekend…and I’m hard at work!
It’s the weekend and, while y’all are off enjoying the beautiful weather of this great Spring day, I’m hard at work writing my blog for next week! Make sure to come back on Monday so that my hard work doesn’t go to waste! In the meantime, surf on over to my Facebook Page and “Like”…
C.H. Armstrong
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It’s Quips and Quotes Friday!
Welcome to Quips and Quotes Friday! If you’re new to Chatty Cathie’s Endless Chatter, then let me explain: Quips and Quotes Friday is a weekly segment where I take the opportunity to bring to you the actual conversations and random statements I hear in my household on a daily basis. So sit back and enjoy,…
C.H. Armstrong
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Just Another Lazy Day on the River
There are some things I should never do. On the short list is (1) Ride a bike, (2) Use a stair-stepping machine, and (3) Take a group of teenage girls on a “fun” trip tubing down the Zumbro River. Years ago – when I had a whoooole lot more energy than I have now –…
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