Wanted: A Wife for Busy Family of 5

Wanted: A Wife for Busy Family of 5

My friends (all of them wives, by the way) and I often joke that we need to hire a wife.  Not to replace...
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Wanted: A Wife for Busy Family of 5

Parenting, Pre-Schoolers, Uncategorized — July 2, 2010 at 5:16 am
My friends (all of them wives, by the way) and I often joke that we need to hire a wife.  Not to replace ourselves (fully, anyway), but someone to assist in the constant activities and management of busy households. Well, I’m actually hiring one.  No, I’m not kidding.  I’m extremely serious.  Returning to a “real” job after selling MomsOutLoud.com (my “fake” job...

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Wanted: A Wife for Busy Family of 5

Wanted: A Wife for Busy Family of 5
My friends (all of them wives, by the way) and I often joke that we need to hire a wife.  Not to replace ourselves (fully,...
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Jul 2, 2010 5:16

Top 10 Things Heard This Weekend in Apache, OK

// Those of you who actually read my blog (thanks, Mom!) know that my family and I went to Apache, OK this past weekend to...
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Since starting MomsOutLoud.com last year, I’ve learned a lot. One of my earliest writings in 2008 was the list of 25...
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Meet Our MOMumental Mom of the Week (September 11th)

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Sep 10, 2008 10:35

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My friends (all of them wives, by the way) and I often joke that we need to hire a wife.  Not to replace ourselves (fully, anyway), but someone to assist in the constant activities and management of busy households. Well, I’m actually hiring one.  No, I’m not kidding.  I’m extremely...
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