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MARRIAGE - WHOEVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY?

What has happened to our society? Why are we so intolerant of our mates? I heard last week that people no longer have a “7 year itch”, it is more like a“3 year itch” now.

I started thinking about all my friends and neighbors that are no longer married, or have gone through a few marriages already themselves. Why? When I start talking to my kids’ friends, almost every one of them come from a home of a single mom, mother living with a boyfriend, or maybe 1% of the time living with both parents.

What my brain sees from Margie’s Window


As I started looking around my own neighborhood I realized that we are the only house out of the immediate homes around us that are still married since we moved here three and a half years ago.

I found this article on the internet, thought I’d share it with you.

Seven-year itch now down to three years: Why?

Posted by David W Freeman

Weight gain by a partner, lack of money, snoring, and overexposure to the in-laws are top passion-killers, the Daily Mail reported. Did someone say lack of racy underwear? That's another biggie, along with toenail clippings left on the bathroom floor.

What explains couples' lack of tolerance?

"Longer working hours combined with money worries are clearly taking their toll on modern relationships and we are seeing an increasing trend for solo holidays and weekends away from marriages and relationships in order to revive the romantic spark," Judi James, the pollster who oversaw the survey, told Reuters.

The survey of 2,000 adults in steady relationships - commissioned by Warner Brothers to promote the release of its new comedy, "Hall Pass" - showed that couples spend less time in the bedroom as they become more annoyed with each other. Fifty-two percent of couples in new relationships reported having sex at least three times a week, as compared to 16 percent of those whose relationships were at least three years old, according to Reuters.

Couples seem to compensate by spending more time alone and taking separate vacations, according to Reuters.

What can couples do to keep the home fires burning? Recognize that love is tough, and that it's perfectly normal to think about straying as relationships evolve. That's the word from Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz, the authors of "Building a Love that Lasts" and bloggers for Psychology Today. But the Schmitz's simplest observation may be the best piece of advice for couples. (end of article)

I don’t expect women to stay with someone who is abusive or anything. But, after 23 years of marriage I think I know how hard it can be. Anyone who knows me knows that. Love is not easy, marriage isn’t easy. I was widowed at 26, stayed single for five years before remarrying. Life is what you put into it. My husband and I look forward to growing old together, losing our hair, getting wrinkles. Yes, our bodies are not the same. And personally thong underwear rubbing in my crack is not sexy! Maybe it is all those damn sexy underwear rubbing us raw, causing the ITCH.

MY VERY OWN DOLL-THRIFTY TUESDAY

When I was a little girl,I lived down the street from my aunt and uncle, who had a daughter named Candy, just a few months older than myself. My aunt was a successful real estate agent, and would take my cousin Candy and I with her to check out properties, locations, and do errands with us in tow. Of course, Dairy Queen was always a must on the list of  "To Do's".  What great memories I have of those days and going on these little adventures.

 My sweet father worked very hard to support our family, my mom was a SAHM, which gave us a very tight budget. My cousin Candy always had the latest record albums (boy, that dates me), clothes, and toys, and not to mention she had a pair of white 'go-go boots'.  The only time I got toys, was for Christmas and birthdays, so when these troll dolls came out, I didn't have any. My cousin on the other hand had quite a few. When we would go with my aunt, we would sit in the back seat of her newest fancy Cadillac, playing ,eating and listening to the radio. as we drove along. Good times, good times. I so remember playing with these troll dolls in that back seat with my cousin. I loved these little trolls.

Well, on one of my usual thrift store haunts on Tuesday's I spotted these, and yes I bought all three of them. Since I am a redhead, I kept the wild red-haired one for me. I'm not sure what I'll do with the bigger one with purple hair, but I am sending my sweet cousin the blue-haired one. These are in the original packages, and as you can see they were only $2.99 each. FINALLY, I have my own Treasure Troll!

St. Patrick's Day Scarf

Last year I bought two scarfs for my daughter's to wear for St. Patty's Day, because I didn't want them getting pinched. HaHa. Anyway,  some how our dog got a hold of one of the scarfs and chewed it up. I kept the scarf thinking I'd figure out something to do with it.

Well, here it is again that time of year and tah dah! I figured out how to fix the chewed up issue.

This is how it looks now. Cute huh?  My girls love it. Problem now is, I only have one.



Just a example of our dog's  handy work.



I took both scarfs and tied knots where the holes had been chewed. Then I tied all four ends together, making one large round scarf. Where the ends were joined,  I left out the ends to make it look like ruffles

I like how it turned out, my girls do too.So I guess we'll have to draw straws to see who 'The Lucky One' will be.

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DO YOU LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?

 On March 2 we celebrated Dr. Suess's birthday, by making ham and eggs. Of course we added onions, peppers, spinach, and mushrooms. Mmmm Mmmm Good. My kids may be older, but they still enjoy doing things like this.

FORKS, WA WAS A BLOODY WASTE OF TIME. SORRY TWILIGHT FANS.

 On our way out of the Lake Quinault area we found out that Forks, WA was only a hour or so away, so we decided to go and see the town since it was the the place where events from the Twilight series were supposed to have taken place. Our first stop was at the Chamber of Commerce which is also where you can pick up a map of  the locations and points of interest that had been portrayed in the book.

Outside were two red trucks, (shown in the picture) the truck on the left is the year, make and model of the one described in the book. The truck on the right is the make and model of the one used in the movie.

I was excited to see all the places I had read about in the series, because I loved the books. As we started into town to see the sights my heart started sinking as I noticed (how can I say this without sounding or being offensive)hmmm, well the town was like driving into a trailer trash area.  Sorry, but all of us felt the same way. We even talked about why they would allow this to happen when it could have been a great tourist town. We wanted to stop and get some lunch, we decided we could have a 'Bella Burger, with a side of french fries with a nice thick blood to dip them into. Maybe have a ice cold bloody drink with a scoop of frozen blood for dessert. Unfortunately, the only place we could find that looked decent was a Subway inside of a gas station, and they didn't have any place to sit down inside. They had two little tables outside. IT WAS RAINING! Duh. Isn't this suppose to have the most rain, or no sun for the most amount of days in the country? Why put two tables OUTSIDE? So we had to eat inside the truck.

This is the High School, but they are building a new one, so this is the entrance to the one from the book. They are trying to keep it for the tours.

 This is supposed to be the house where Bella and her father lived. Notice the sign in the front yard that says 'The Swans'. We drove by where Edward lived and I couldn't even bring myself to take a picture of it. It is not far from here, it is a bed and breakfast. It didn't remind me of anything that was decribed in the book. It is in the middle of town! Not even in a wooded area.

I can't even tell you how disappointed we all were, and how we felt like we had wasted our time and gas going there. I'm sorry folks but it was not worth the trip.