Category Archives: Mrs. Potato Head

CHICKEN?

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Mary Pierce

Listen in and laugh along… TODAY’S LAUGH: Improv Part Two started this week. How did I feel, as a seasoned veteran after eight weeks of Improv Part One, including that public performance? Scared. Not quite as scared as I was … Continue reading →

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Remaining Upright

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Mary Pierce

Listen in for some encouragement for tough times… TODAY’S LAUGH: I asked DaMama the other day, just for fun, “What’s on your agenda today?” “Remaining upright,” she said. Ah, yes. Remaining upright is a worthy goal at 95…or at any … Continue reading →

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That’s What I GET!

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Mary Pierce

Listen in and laugh along… TODAY’S LAUGH: Okay, I know what you’re going to say: “Mary, that’s what you get for leaving your Christmas decorations up until May!” Yes, I confess. The evergreen wreath I set on the planter outside … Continue reading →

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A Woman for All Seasons

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Mary Pierce

Listen and laugh along to A Woman For All Seasons TODAY’S LAUGH: I cleaned my closet over the weekend. You lucky gals who live in more temperate climates don’t know what we four-seasoned sisters have to endure–that most disconcerting spring … Continue reading →

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You Plus Me = SIX?

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: Philosopher William James said, “Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present– each person as he sees himself, each person as the other person sees him, and each person as he really is.” “Ahhh,” said the … Continue reading →

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Wild Oats

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: It’s been hard enough to have my Barbie-dreams became Mrs.-Potato-Head-reality. Now friends saw a bumper sticker that takes my mid-life lament to a new level: “WHEN DID MY WILD OATS TURN INTO SHREDDED WHEAT?” (Why they told ME … Continue reading →

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Time to Buckle Down!

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: This time of year I hear my father* saying, “Time to buckle down!” And I obey, even though he’s been gone forty years. Ah, I love the idea that my kids, years and years from now, will still … Continue reading →

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My Email Runneth Over With…

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: Remember the old Ed Ames song, “My Cup Runneth Over (with Love)”? Here’s my version (feel free to sing along now): Sometimes in the morning, when shadows are deep I open my email (I’m still half asleep) I … Continue reading →

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Life Online: What’s Not to LOVE?

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Mary Pierce

(NOTE FROM MARY: Dozens of you have entered the “Mention a Friend” drawing, and you bless my heart with your comments about what your friends mean to you. Keep ‘em coming! Enter every day, enter all your friends… I LOVE … Continue reading →

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Two Pound Cupcake

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Mary Pierce

TODAY’S LAUGH: DaHusband and I had an official DATE on Sunday afternoon, while daughter KT and her boys stayed with DaMama. We caught a movie, then lunched at DQ, grabbed a couple Buster Bars and headed to the local park. … Continue reading →

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