Little Spouse On The Prairie: The Sanctity Of The Man Cave
You already know that, like me, Joel’s a bit sentimental. He likes to hang on to things. It’s not just his favorite pair of decades-old shoes, either. In fact, when we first got married, we had a bit...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Fearful Symmetry
I’m prefacing today’s sketch, “Fearful Symmetry,” with a couple of disclaimers. First, I am an incredibly lucky person. I understand that to be able to poke fun at minor everyday problems is a luxury...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Compound Dieting
As listeners know, Joel loses weight simply by hearing other people talk about their diets. I, on the other hand, have to muster all my willpower, work out at least an hour a day, and cut my calories...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: The S-Variable
Last week, High Plains listeners got an analogy about how weight gain is essentially like compound interest – as you add kids, you actually have more surface space upon which to pack the pounds, which...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Be Afraid
I have many fears - probably more than most people, I’m afraid. Do I have more than most? I do, don’t I? I hope my kids don’t inherit this flaw. They will. Won’t they? Hey, my anxiety is justified!...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Very, Very Afraid
Last week, I talked about how maternal fears impact offspring, even when those children haven’t been specifically conditioned to be afraid. It’s almost as if they absorb their mother’s abject terror or...
View ArticleLittle Spouse In The Prairie: Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce
We’ve been talking about fears the last couple of weeks. I’ve shared some of the phobias my teenager and my middle-schooler have inherited from their mother, who has more than enough to go around. I’d...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Vision Therapy
Recently, I began to notice that purveyors of print material and packaging designers have started using much smaller fonts than they used to. This annoyed me, as any consumer study will clearly show...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Hole In My Bucket
I’m starting out today with a shout out to the Kansas City musician, Kelly Werts, who composed the theme song for this show, “The Little House Rag.” I’d like to thank Kelly for writing such a catchy...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: The Joke's On You
You’ve heard about Joel’s hard-working side. You’ve heard about his bumbling husband role. You’ve heard about how sociable he is. But you haven’t heard, unless he’s cornered you at the coffee shop,...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Unboxing Life
I’ll never understand the content of modern kid videos. Maybe it’s the fact that I grew up without a television, and I’m just out of touch with video media in general. But seriously, what’s the deal...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Clean Your Plate
Joel does the dishes. Always. I’m ashamed to admit this because Joel works all day – as do I – and it doesn’t seem fair that he’s then left with the household chore that I despise most of all. I do...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Delayed Gratification
Some people take using the restroom in peace for granted. Before I had kids, I never gave much thought to expelling my own waste. In fact, multitasking was often a natural pairing with using the...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Deep Fried Fun
We scheduled our family vacation during county fair week this year, in hopes that an exciting trip would distract from the annual expensive foray into the deep-fat-fryer of rural tradition. My kids...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Hearing Myself Think
Listeners, you already know that I have a bit of a time quieting my mind. I race from one topic to another, trying to quickly jot things down before I forget. I have a list app on my phone, I carry a...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Getting Closure
Alexander Graham Bell famously said, “When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” We...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Leftovers
Joel either eats or saves every morsel of leftover food. And, though I much prefer that he simply pops the last three tater tots in his mouth as we carry the dishes to the kitchen, if for some odd...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: All Hail Breaks Loose
Joel recently retired. This well-earned rite of passage coincided with a few life changes for me as well. After much discussion, we decided the time was right for me to enter a new job and start a...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Pretty Good For My Age
I’ve never understood the point of denying one’s age, especially among people with whom I graduated. I mean, one of the main reasons I attend my class reunions is to gawk at my decrepit former...
View ArticleLittle Spouse On The Prairie: Collecting Dust
As listeners know by now, I like stuff. Little figurines, doodads, knick-knacks, and tchotchkes of all kinds are special to me. Maybe this fascination with collections stems from my childhood when I...
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