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Back when I was growing up we all took Home Economics in High School; and we had Home-making lessons at church. We learned: Budgeting, sewing, cooking, taking care of children, cleaning house, etc. Some of our projects didn't turn out so well. In church we were taught that having children was the most important role of a woman until you had kids who looked like this: Some women have just given up and have given their kids this for dinner. And we've told the kids to clean up their own messes! We tell our lazy no good husbands to get a job for a change!

When I first joined the LDS church in 1971 I could have had that perfect Mormon wedding. The one where you found Mr. Right and got to marry in an LDS temple and live happily ever. But life never turns out like the way we wish. Some of our prince charmings are killed in war and never come back. They die way before their time and never come back to take you to proms, to dances, or to even kiss you on the cheek. You have to go to proms with absolute mental retards that leave you stranded at the prom. When you do get married it's to someone who is mentally challenged. This is where you stay on your honeymoon. Your kids make big messes in the kitchen. You get super fat. Your husband yells at you to clean the house, even!  He tells you the house is a stinking mess! You find yourself divorced and hom

There are some cute styles this year from Women Within such as this empire dress that's not too spendy at $49 This dress might be okay in a different color but it's on clearance right now This dress might be okay if you are taking a trip to the Amazon River. Okay, this would be okay for Halloween I have to admit... I love this dress from Roaman's but the cost is $199 I'm not sure where I'd wear this dress to.  It would definitely go to Salvation Army or Goodwill Sanctuarie's. com  seem to have the cutest clothes that look good on plus size women.  The colors are nice too and the price reasonable.

Picture of my hometown in Oregon, Cascade Locks, Oregon in the middle of the winter This is a picture of my old school I attended in Cascade Locks. I attended 12 years and graduated in 1971.  The old Hot Springs Hotel in Carson, Washington across the river from my home-town The Bridge of the Gods.  My dad used to put lights on top of it.  Picture of the US Post office where we got our mail Picture of the restaurant where they had the best ice cream in town Picture of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge