What is the one word or phrase that immediately cheers you up when you hear it?
No shit, Sherlock.
It always makes me laugh; I don’t know why.
Sadly, I never use it, because I don’t swear. Life is so unfair sometimes.
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In other news…I haven’t been around much lately. No mystery, just life.
No sugar, Sherlock, as my mother might say. She didn’t swear either.
I am a little fat. I like food; what can I say? I have dull hair: mousey. I don’t wear much make-up and have no need of a dressing table. If I look like a bag lady, I chose my own clothes. If I look nice, the Hub picked them for me. Despite all this, I am a little vain. This photograph is from 2003. I had to go back that far to find one of me that I liked. But I don’t really care: my husband still thinks I’m beautiful and if he doesn’t, he loves me enough to lie about it. I’m lucky. I have two boys. They never lie to me. Still, you can't have everything.
The Laughing Housewife 
Great to see you.
I like the new header photo… even if I miss the old one.
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Happy to see you here! I hope life is being good to you.
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For me, it is: “New post on The Laughing Housewife” when it appears in my inbox.
This is, you, right? So glad! 🙂
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😀 😀 😀
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I agree with Katherine, whenever I see you in my inbox; I am happy. 🙂
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😀 😀 😀
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Quality rather than quantity… good to know that you are still around
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Or as we say, “No shit, Sherlock. When did you get the first clue?”
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Not heard that last bit before.
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Sally says Sausages and I caught that from her. But I swear sometimes.
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That phrase always makes me laugh….but rarely use it for a similar reason.
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I don’t think I have such a phrase, but I just asked my husband and without hesitation he said “bollocks!” and burst into laughter. (clearly giving away the fact that we watch a LOT of British programming…..) 🙂
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Yes, one thing you can say about the British – we know how to swear 🙂
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Good to see you popping in 😄 I swear, but don’t like that I do.
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“I have a plan”. Makes David laugh. This is code for boy do I have your day planned.
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😀
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It makes me chuckle too, because I always wonder how Sherlock Holmes would have responded to hearing it after he had solved a mystery.
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Hi, Tilly. A rose by any other name. 🙂
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😀
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I love that phrase. And I am absolutely the terrible mom who did utter it just as one of my children walked into the kitchen. and now I have a 4 year old looking cherub who utters “no sh$t” when she can’t believe something. whoops.
But I stand by it — it is a great phrase. just for later kiddos — much later.
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Hehehe! You must be such a fun mother 🙂
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Do you have a surrogate typist for the swear words? The Hub perhaps?
STILL love that new pic of you and the hub in the header!
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Thanks 😀 I love it, too.
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Watson, how did you know he didn’t defecate?
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Was going to apologize for my absence due to putting my computer in the computer hospital with some errant key sequence…
it took two visits…and a long wait of a couple of weeks each time… but I won’t do that… you went first !
I like your new photo … you always cheer me up…some people are just cheer makers…
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I do swear on occasion and I love the phrase “no shit Dick Tracy” tho I do know Sherlock also.
Happy to know all is well across the Big Pond. Hope you have a beautiful spring… it is just starting on the coast of Downeast Maine, about 3 weeks late… but we are suddenly abloom with tulips, daffodils forsythia and my favorite, my 3 kinds of bleeding hearts… the white,or Dutchman’s britches, being my favorite.
Peace and love,
Siggi
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It’s gooooooooooooogeous here at the moment. So warm and sunny.
I haven’t heard the Dick Tracey version.
Glad your computer’s sorted x
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I always smile when I tell someone, “Don’t get your knickers in a twist!”
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😀 I think my mum used to tell me off for saying that 🙂
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