A Young Wife’s Tale

I am a stereotype.

I was born and raised in the Dallas area.

I received a calf for my third birthday (and it wasn’t from my parents).

I worked for an oil and gas company for over six years.

What does a housewife with no kids do all day? It’s an interesting question. Here’s what I do:

Schedule appointments with doctors

Call pharmacy to refill prescriptions/transfer prescriptions

Walk the dog

Laundry

Ironing

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My cousin, Merry, and her sisters created this New Jersey Housewives Kit. Merry also wrote and sang this song for me. It’s to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas”.

She’s a yellow rose of Texas
And she’s moving far from home
Those crazy Jersey housewives
Will soon call her one of their own
But girl they’re very different, Big hair and everything
So here’s a Jersy housewife kit to get you settled in.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
70 degrees and sunny. Perfect. And really pleasant for David’s arthritic joints!

One of my simple pleasures:
Stovetop popcorn and Diet Coke

On my bedside table:
A magazine that I got for free and my laptop.