Category Archives: marriage & homemaking

my first official marital rant

September 14, 2007 – 4:27 am

Come on, even I knew it was inevitable, so let’s make the best of it and celebrate. Grab a glass, pull a chair up to the table, and pop the cork off the champagne.
After three, almost four months of marriage, I have discovered two major problems. Actually, there are at least [...]

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korean wedding ducks

August 2, 2007 – 2:35 pm

My husband’s boss went to Korea a few weeks ago to take care of something work related and he brought us back a wedding gift– Korean wedding ducks.
They are a tradition for newly married couples in Korea. They are a symbol of faithfulness– of a long and happy marriage. One duck represents the [...]

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communication 101: keep your clothes on

August 2, 2007 – 2:34 pm

My husband and I are a part of a mentoring program at our church. It’s in guinea pig stage, and we were asked to participate in the first set of couples. We’re paired with an older married couple, and we’re going to be mentored by them– or rather, we’re mentoring each other in [...]

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B07 #17: Lemony Fresh

July 28, 2007 – 8:59 pm

I thought you would all like to know that my house smells like lemons.
According to some book my husband’s mom has, lemons are a natural way to rid a house of gnats, spiders, and other bugs/insects/crawlythings.
Not that I am bug infested or anything, but I thought it would be good to wipe everything [...]

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