My Afflation

I was looking for the forward about women needing wives ... because I really needed one tonight. Came across this instead Why I Need a Wife (Jane Schlosser) In a perfect world, every woman would have a wife . Unfortunately, there is no such world, but I still need a wife. I have asked for a wife for years. Every time my family says, “What do you want for your birthday: Mother’s Day, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or Easter.” I smile and respond, “A wife.” They smile sweetly and respond, “No, really, Mom. What do you want?” I do not understand why they will not believe me. I am very serious. “I want a wife!” I want someone who will sort, wash, fold and put away the laundry, so I can pretend these things magically appear in their proper place on a weekly basis. If she could mend and iron, that would be even better. One Christmas, I included my own letter to Santa along with the children’s letters. It was not a long letter, only one request, but he did not answer. I am not sure if Sant...

I'm proud of myself. I haven't been keeping as up-to-date on the checkbook as I wanted (what with both Tim and I using checks and debit cards), but I am doing pretty well AND I paid bills tonight. It's a good thing. Some things were about to get shut off. Not because we can't afford it, but because paying bills kept slipping my mind in December. December was an awfully busy (and spendy) month. And now to get back to the usual budgeted grind