Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves. – Marcelene Cox
Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there’s the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in. – Marcelene Cox
Weather means more when you have a garden. There’s nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans. – Marcelene Cox
One sure way to lose another woman’s friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements. – Marcelene Cox
Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there’s always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires. – Marcelene Cox
When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it will be done; contemplating when it will be done; and contemplating. – Marcelene Cox
No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent. – Marcelene Cox
A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren’t robbed of their luster in keeping it that way. – Marcelene Cox
A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it. – Marcelene Cox
