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10 Bizarre Updates from the Past 10 Days

If you want a slice of my (psycho) life, here are 10 updates I posted on Twitter or my Facebook page over the past 10 days.

Update 1: William vs. Hole

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Update 2: God vs. The Fire Alarm

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Update 3: Vivian vs. iPhone

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Update 4: Me vs. Housework

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Update 5: Me vs. Twins at Breakfast

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Update 6: Me vs. Everyone in my House

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Update 7: Me vs. Twins re: Birthday

Update 8: Me vs. Life

UPDATE 9: CANADA VS. THE WORLD

Update 10: Me vs. SeLF, Humbled BY KIDS


What’s an update from your (psycho) life?

Filed Under: Hilarious Family Moments Tagged With: funny mom, funny mom blog, humor blog, Ironic Mom, Leanne Shirtliffe, parenting, twins

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  1. stayathomemamma says

    May 7, 2012 at 4:30 am

    Reblogged this on stayathomemamma.

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  2. stayathomemamma says

    May 7, 2012 at 4:33 am

    I like your posts đŸ™‚ I am following and reblogged your post would you please follow me also? Thanks đŸ™‚

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  3. Gloria Richard Author says

    May 7, 2012 at 4:48 am

    I have none as good as yours, Leanne. Doesn’t the thought of what they’ll ask when they hit their teens scare the holy patootie out of you? No? Go back to your daydreams, then. Enjoy!

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  4. K.B. Owen says

    May 7, 2012 at 4:48 am

    Loved it, Leanne! I don’t know why, but the first question that popped into my mind was: why is she sweeping the floor in a leather jacket? LOL!

    By the way, with 3 sons and the only female in the house, I’ve got plenty of “burp the alphabet” stories to share!

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    • David N. Walker says

      May 7, 2012 at 8:44 am

      I wondered about the leather jacket, too.

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    • Jenny Hansen says

      May 9, 2012 at 11:54 am

      Yep, me three on this one. My strategy: use an electric broom. You just plug it in and push. đŸ™‚

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  5. Lori dyan says

    May 7, 2012 at 5:54 am

    You do housework wearing leather?!?!? #sexybitch

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  6. Renée A. Schuls-Jacobson says

    May 7, 2012 at 6:09 am

    Well, my 12 yo son seems to have discovered girls on Saturday. So there’s that.

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    • David N. Walker says

      May 7, 2012 at 8:44 am

      Let the fun begin at your house, Renee.

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      • RenĂ©e A. Schuls-Jacobson says

        May 7, 2012 at 9:10 pm

        Oh yes. I think we just added four more girls to the bar mitzvah list.

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    • gojulesgo says

      May 7, 2012 at 6:32 pm

      It better not be the one who stole the bacon chocolate, Renee.

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      • RenĂ©e A. Schuls-Jacobson says

        May 7, 2012 at 9:11 pm

        She fist-bumped me. I liked a girl who doesn’t leave me hanging. (Plus she’s cute and sassy. Good thing I’m at Leanne’s or he’d KILL me.

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  7. Jo Mc says

    May 7, 2012 at 7:14 am

    Please tell Vivy that my Words-With-Friends name is Kiwijomc
    Please let me know your exact whereabouts when you go to France to write and eat olives. I can join you immediately and will bring high quality recruits like Debbie Renn. I also think you forgot to add to that tweet ‘drink wine’.

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  8. Smplefy says

    May 7, 2012 at 8:20 am

    The Child turned 15 and has her own Disneyland pass. Her parents do not have Disney passes. Apparently The Boy also has a Disneyland pass.

    Might that Canadian hole hold a 16 y/o boy-child?

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    • Smplefy says

      May 7, 2012 at 7:37 pm

      Oh yeah… Carbon Monoxide is just like Carbon Dioxide, but it holds onto hemoglobin a WHOLE lot stronger.

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  9. patriciasands says

    May 7, 2012 at 8:34 am

    Loved them all! You’re going to have a lot company eating olives and writing in France.

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  10. David N. Walker says

    May 7, 2012 at 8:46 am

    With no kids or grandkids around, the most interesting thing that goes on here is watching the dust bunnies blow across the floor.

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  11. Ricky Anderson says

    May 7, 2012 at 10:32 am

    I like how whenever you start to lose in WWF, you blame Vivian.

    Classic.

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  12. lightlycrunchy says

    May 7, 2012 at 10:44 am

    I think we lead paralell lives.

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  13. StoriesAndSweetPotatoes says

    May 7, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    What is with that hole?? That’s legit scary!
    This morning I tried to put my bra on through my legs like underwear.

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  14. Dawn says

    May 7, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I saw that tweet about France and I, too, wondered about the absence of wine. Or maybe it is implied that there will be wine involved? It is, after all, FRANCE. (And since my eldest daughter – the college freshman – is planning on doing her study abroad semester in France, how about joining me there in a year and a half? ‘Cause there is NO WAY she is going to freaking France without me.)

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  15. gojulesgo says

    May 7, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    Ha! The carbon dioxide/monoxide one really got me.

    As for the cra-cra in Jules’ neck ‘o the woods… I spent the day today at a project management conference. That should tell you plenty. It was kind of worth it though, for a single conversation bomb heard at the end of an hour-long presentation by a middle-aged, male, project management professional. It started harmlessly enough, as a lesson on why project managers need to face conflict when it arises, as opposed to avoiding it: “One day there were two people on my team arguing outside of my office. I shut my door, but the voices escalated to a point where I finally went over. Thankfully I went over when I did, because they were just about the throw the first punch. Unfortunately, both employees were let go as a result. One of them was my wife. And we divorced a year and a half later.”

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    • gojulesgo says

      May 7, 2012 at 6:34 pm

      *TO throw the first punch. Oopsie.

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      • RenĂ©e A. Schuls-Jacobson says

        May 7, 2012 at 9:13 pm

        Oh! Shazzam! THAT is a killer story!

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  16. earthriderjudyberman says

    May 7, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Ah! The joys of parenthood! Hours of enjoyment — or, torture. Depending on your outlook. An update from my psycho life? Hmm! Laughing hysterically in a mall parking lot with my family over a blog possibility and getting those ‘they’re insane’ looks from passing shoppers.
    Loved your blog. If I start to become wistful about my daughters now being grown, I’ll pull your posts out and just smile.

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  17. mommybyday says

    May 7, 2012 at 7:42 pm

    Heh. Update: Moving at 31 weeks is a dumb idea. Tomorrow is going to be interesting.

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  18. Shawn Smucker says

    May 7, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    Laughing out loud regarding the sink hole.

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  19. Laura says

    May 7, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Tell your daughter that she’ll have birthday parties all to herself once her brother is dead. Depending on how she feels about him, this will either stop her complaining or give her a motive for murder. Actually, she’ll probably stop complaining either way.

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  20. Tor Constantino, MBA (@torcon) says

    May 8, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    Wow, that is some extreme Swiffering going on in the Ironic Kitchen! Vacuuming must be akin to a game 7 NHL playoff game – that is if there were any Canadian teams still in the playoffs đŸ˜‰

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  21. julie gardner says

    May 9, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    HEY!

    I’ll meet you in the south of France.

    You bring the olives, I’ll bring the IronMan mask.

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  22. Julie Glover says

    May 11, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    Love this! I wondered today if I should tweet about this morning when my hubby was giving me a much-needed shoulder massage and I was oohing and aahing like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. My teen son said, “What are you doing?” I answered, “It’s the way your father is making me feel.” Then he asked if I was going to pack his lunch or if he was buying. After a few more “Oh yeah” and “That’s it” utterances from me, my son turned red, rolled his eyes, and muttered, “Never mind.” Oh, kids. How much fun they are!

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