The Meat and Potatoes of Life

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Lisa dishes up a heaping helping of hilarious and heartwarming stories about marriage, parenting and military life. Her syndicated humor column appears in newspapers, Stars & Stripes Military Moms website, Military Spouse magazine, and on her blog.

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What's the funniest thing your child has ever done or said?

What always makes you laugh?

What's the funniest gift you've ever received?

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What is the best car for a family of four? (Please share make, model, and why.)

Lisa Smith Molinari

No doubt about it, the dirty white minivan is, hands down, the best car for a family of four, five, six, seven or eight. Stick to models made at least 5 years ago with a nice aged patina, preferably missing a hubcap. Throw a few french fries and Goldfish crackers between the seats. Put sticky stuff in the bottom of every cup holder. Make sure you have a receptacle for car sickness or potty emergencies (a Cool Whip tub with a lid is ideal). And adorn the back bumper with a sticker that reads, "My child is on the honor roll at BLA-BLA Elementary School." Guaranteed, you will be the envy of all your friends. Lisa Smith Molinari, Mom and author of "The Meat and Potatoes of Life"
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What can you do to comfort a child who is missing a parent who is away?

Lisa Smith Molinari

As a military spouse, I am an expert at comforting my kids and myself when my husband is away. When my husband was in East Africa for over one year, we made periodic Skype calls, wrote e-mails, and hung a life-sized picture of my husband near our kitchen table. Before he left, my husband recorded himself reading several books to each of our three kids, and them gave them each the recordings and the books as gifts before he left. It was not easy by any means, but we made it through the year, and in the end, appreciated each other more!
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What's the funniest thing your child has ever said?

Lisa Smith Molinari

So many things to choose from! Let's see here, when my son was little, and he sneezed, he would say, "Splash You." Quite descriptive, I must say! My middle daughter used to call the fat man in the red suit "Santa Closet." We always wondered, why is he in the closet, anyway? My youngest once crawled into my husband's lap and tenderly told him, "Daddy, your breath not stinky today." The ultimate compliment!
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