A few weeks ago I found a new (to me) blog while I was chatting over at The Mom Blogs.  So, while I was visiting this new (to me) blog Outnumbered 2 to 1, I saw this fabulous marital rating scale from 1939.  Oh how it made me laugh.  And what kind of bloggy friend would I be if I didn’t share a good laugh with you.

Basically what you do is read the checklist and give yourself demerits and merits- add it all up and see if you are a good wife.  The entire chart is not actually here because it was quite long, but I think you can get the basic idea of what kind of wife you are with this first page.

So, how did I do?

I received demerits in these categories:

1. Slow in coming to bed- delays till husband is almost asleep.  I am always asleep well before Rich is.  

3.  Fails to sew on buttons or darn socks regularly.  I can’t even remember the last time I sewed a button on and I have certainly never darned a sock.

4. Wears soiled or ragged dresses and aprons around the house.  Well, technically I’ve never worn an apron and I don’t usually wear a dress.  But, what about ragged sweats and a t-shirt.  Does that count?

7.  Seams in hose often crooked.  I suppose that fact that I do not wear hose would earn me extra demerits.

9.  Puts her cold feet on husband at night to warm them.  Always!

10.  Is a back seat driver.  Not really.  But that is because I sit in the front, not the back.  And I hang on to the door for dear life while slamming on my imaginary break.

And I received merits in these categories:

3.  Can carry on interesting conversations.  At least I think it’s interesting when I share the latest information I have found on my friends blogs.

5. Dresses for breakfast.  Okay, I didn’t receive a merit here, I just think it’s hilarious.  I guess if you count my sweats and t-shirt as clothes then I am dressed for breakfast.

7. Personally puts children to bed.  Yes, I do this!  Woo Hoo!  A real merit for me.

9.  Asks husbands opinions regarding important decisions and purchases.  I repeatedly ask until he can’t take my harassment anymore and he agrees with me.

10.  Good sense of humor- jolly and gay.  I think I’m pretty jolly and gay

11.  Religious- sends children to church or Sunday school and goes herself. We go every week.

12.  Lets husband sleep late on Sundays and holidays.  Ummmm, no.  How would we get to church on time if I let him sleep in??? 

So, I’m pretty sure I fall into the very poor/failure category.  How about you?

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Hailey has this little cup that came with her set of play dishes she got for Christmas.  She recently decided that she wants to try drinking out of a regular cup rather than a sippy cup.  So, she carries this little cup around and hands it to me every once in a while and says, “The waa peeezzzz”  (the water please).  And I usually put a little water in the cup for her.

So, the other night while Rich was riding around the living room on her Dora car, Hailey handed the cup to him and then waited for him to drink it.  So, he took it a sip.

“This water tastes funny to me.  Where did she get this water?”  He asked me.

So, I told him I had been giving her water from the sink for her little cup.

A few minutes later Rich saw Hailey take her cup, dip it into Dottie’s water bowl and proudly announce “The waa.”

Over the weekend we got Hailey’s pool set up.  Of course I have to show some pictures of her in the pool.

This was right after she got in, not exactly sure what to do.

After a few minutes Hailey started dumping the water on herself over and over again.

She tried several times to sit down, but the water just wasn’t warm enough to sit.

This was after she got out of the pool (obviously) and I just thought it was cute.

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My post today has no rhyme or reason. 

I know what you’re thinking- do her posts ever have rhyme or reason?  Well, I do my best. 

Anyhoo, these are just some recent pictures of Hailey I have decided to share.

Out for a morning drive.

A “flower” picked especially for me.

Hailey loves to watch Rich shave.  The other morning she was in the bathroom with him and I could hear her giggling.  Then she came out to show me what was so silly- and insisted I take her picture, which she would not smile for.

Hailey is always putting blankets and toys on top of Dottie.  I have no idea what the fascination is, but she loves to do it.  And Dottie is so tolerant of Hailey.

I tried to get Hailey to pose with the Peonies.  This was as good as I could get. 

We went to the park the other day to feed the ducks.  Hailey loved throwing them some bread.

I love this picture.  Hailey is holding Rich’s hand heart.  But you know what else?  She’s turning around to make sure I’m coming.

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