Super Parents Talk

This Old House Has Children
©Lisa Barker
My house is old, it creaks and moans like my aging body and aching bones.  It needs new cabinets, flooring and paint.  I could use a lift myself but you know I ain’t, because my house is like my soul, aged and accented by life’s toll.  What seems not new [...]

Jump House Releases Inhibitions
©Lisa Barker
My husband is a conservative introvert who is set in his ways.  This gives the impression that he’s no Mr. Fun.  But park a jump house on his front lawn and be prepared to meet his inner side.
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Of Pirates, Plunder and Great Accessories
©Lisa Barker
He had on his pirate cape, his pirate hat…and a pink purse slung over his right shoulder.  He was ready for action.
Until the ants attacked. 
Little girls keep tissue, lip gloss and hair barrettes in their purses.  Little pirates keep Goldfish Crackers and apples.  Ants like Goldfish Crackers and apples.
Jelly [...]

To Love, Honor and Suffer
©Lisa Barker
Being accused of snoring is one thing.  Being accused of honking is completely ridiculous.
“I don’t honk in my sleep,” I told my husband.
“Yes, you do.”
He told me to get some of those strips that you put across your nose to help reduce snoring.  I’m game, but I said, “It might [...]

Laziness Takes Planning and Effort
©Lisa Barker
Deciphering what I scrawled on a Tupperware lid for a container I chucked in the freezer months ago is not one of my better skills.  But I can always use it to my advantage.
The other night I defrosted what I thought was beef stew and came to discover later that [...]