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Goldilocks and the Seven Dwarfs Meet Rudolph With the Big Red Snout By Lisa Batten Kunkleman Before strokes and who-knows-what caused speech aphasia leaving Daddy (Papa Carl) with only about twenty-one words, he was a funny fellow. Downright embarrassing to his wife and kids at times with his humor. He liked to watch us squirm. […]
By Lisa Batten Kunkleman “I found five clippers and got stuck twice by the same pushpin while searching for one paperclip in your top desk drawer. I took the change for pain and suffering.” These are the words my husband texted to me while I vacationed by a lake. He included a photo […]
By Lisa Batten Kunkleman Dang, it used to be fun in the sun. Life was simpler when we could tan all day and our only worry was getting a sun burn. Yes, sunburn hurt, but it was usually worth it. There was no mention of skin cancer back then so ignorance was bliss. Our skin […]
By Lisa Batten Kunkleman Today is the second day of my 3 day quote challenge. And I would like to thank Shahz at surescribbles.wordpress.com for nominating me for the challenge. “Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.” Oscar Wilde “If the lessons that history teach us anything, it is that nobody learns the lessons […]
By Lisa Batten Kunkleman “Lisa I just realized I’m old. How did that happen?” Mom says. I say, “Beats me. You may be up there chronologically but you sure don’t act it. You and Betty White are ‘Da Bomb Diggity’.” Today is Mom’s birthday. Number eighty-something. Unbelievable. She can’t believe it either. If […]
Lisa Batten Kunkleman I used to feel so guilty sitting at my computer for hours at a time. People walking by have no idea what I write, type, or peruse on that wide screen. My husband is always busy, looking productive while I must look anything but. He does nothing to make me feel […]
Procrastination is a wonderful thing. I can sit in one place yet travel to unknown worlds before coming down to earth and my to do list. It provides time for being completely slack, yet also time for thought, meditation. I often find myself working on useful tasks I stumble upon that are not on the […]
I recently heard that belly fat or as it is lovingly called, a muffin top, is actually a repository for wisdom and memories we don’t often use. When the cauliflower-sized brain in our head gets filled up, all that reserve must go somewhere. I can totally believe in the muffin-belly storage compartment theory but looking […]
And Evil Is Her Name By Lisa Kunkleman My husband just texted me asking, “What evil are you up to?” He started calling me Evil when I asked him to stop calling me Sweet Thing when he is being sarcastic. I said, “I’d rather you call me Evil or even Sweevil than call me Sweet […]
Woe is me. I’m having a pity party. And for what? My oldest daughter just called asking me to run errands with her. This morning, my husband invited me to have an early lunch with him. I turned them both down. Am I crazy? People want to be with me and I turn them down? […]
