Courtney Mroch's comments

Dog Halloween Costumes: My Favorites This Year

07 Oct 2007 03:15 PM

Gosh, thanks to both of you for leaving such nice comments!

And Michele, the stuff you share about your daughter always makes me smile. I'm confident if she ever got to meet Murphy, her and him would be instant buddies. She sounds like just his kind of gal...one who would pay him 100% attention!

Where To Take Your Little Ghosts And Goblins For Some Safe Halloween Fun

06 Oct 2007 10:28 AM

OH MY GOSH, HOW CUTE IS SHE????!!!! That is such an adorable costume. And am I one bit surprised it's an animal of some sort? NOPE! =)

The Things We Do for Love: What I Do for My Husband

04 Oct 2007 05:52 PM

Aw! That's the number one ingredient any good cook always remembers. (Or so my Gram used to tell me. ;)

How The Weather Will Affect Your Fall Leaf Peeping Trips

04 Oct 2007 05:47 PM

Last year the hills here in Nashville were GORGEOUS with color. This year we've had so little rain and such hot heat that we're not in for a treat of color. Bummer. Maybe I'll drive Heather's way...

Get Ready For The "Carnival of Carnage"

04 Oct 2007 05:45 PM

We went to one of these a few years back. Or I should say we tried to. I got so scared I was crying and we had to leave. But we first had to wait 2 hours holed up in a cafeteria because I was having a major fright attack and couldn't even walk on the streets.

The costumes are amazing and the scare zones...well, if you go when there's a crowd it's better. We got there early and basically were the only ones in the park going through the scare zones so those actors had the perfect victim all to themselves. I was truly terrified and could not get it in my head it was only pretend. I could never be an actress on a horror set. I'd lose my mind.

But I recommend to anyone who loves haunted houses that this THE premier destination. Universal does a AWESOME job.

The Things He Does for Love: Ghost Hunting Classes

02 Oct 2007 11:44 AM

Thanks for your comment, JadeWalker. I started responding, then realized how long it was becoming, so I decided to write a blog about all I do for Wayne.

It's called The Things We Do for Love: What I Do for My Husband http://marriage.families.com/blog/the-things-we-do-for-love-what-i-do-for-my-husband.

Sort version: maid services, personal chef, personal assistant, chauffeur, nurse, rescuer, bookkeeper, travel agent, Team Pryor Fan Club founder.

THANKS for inspiring a blog!! =_)

Happy Anniversary - Disney Magic

02 Oct 2007 11:40 AM

Happy Anniversary, Heather! You're like Wayne and I are in September. Yours = the Long Household October Celebration Extravaganza. Have a blast!!!! =)

Wives Who Work From Home - Your Career

02 Oct 2007 11:21 AM

Your comment "when my husband gets home from work, often he's 'done' for the day. My day doesn't end." resonated with me. Well put. I live that daily.

Today's Dating Emasculates Men

02 Oct 2007 10:06 AM

It's funny you asked that, ProfessionalSoccerMom. Beyer did address the "person's particular circumstances trumping traditional ego-based roles" and she said they DO factor in somewhat. For instance, if the guy can't afford 5-star, he shouldn't be made to feel he should when he's asking the woman out. He should pick where he can afford to pay.

Her whole thing was that for the first date especially, and until you establish a more defined relationship, the man should be allowed to do something. Pay, ask you out, etc. AFTER that you can do as you and your hubby have done. If the woman makes more, she can pay for more, etc.

It was just the initial dating phase she was advising women to step back and give up some control so the man can have something to do. I think she based this on findings too, not just assumptions, that men aren't happy and do in fact feel emasculated in today's dating culture and these are things in particular that make them feel that way. Again, it won't be every man. But there were apparently more than there were less...

Britney Spears Loses Custody Of Her Sons

01 Oct 2007 05:22 PM

She's never had a driver's license? If that is true, that's more proof that girl has no sense and has come-of-age thinking she was above the law. Maybe she really wanted the kids when she had them, but a part of me wonders if she doesn't act the way she does as a way to get out of the responsibility of raising them. Because anyone with a lick of sense, and knowing how many legal encounters she's been through, would know a lawyer's going to uncover something as damning (pardon the French) as ILLEGALLY driving without a license. Maybe motherhood proved too much for her. I don't know. I just feel so, so, so bad for those boys. Unless some miracle happens (like K. Fed proves to be an excellent dad), they're sort of doomed. They have no stable parent-figures in their lives. Sad.