Christmas
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I asked the boy to play elf …
Life with boys … earlier today I asked the boy to play elf since I am still on couch surfing restriction … upon his return he came in with tales of barely paved roads and being trapped in a junglish-ish area … “Mom, there were all of these no trespassing signs and it was dark… Continue reading
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The yodeling dill pickle …
Life with boys … the yodeling dill pickle showed up at Christmas a few years ago … because no household is complete without a singing pickle that randomly goes off when you are trying to be sneaky … imagine my surprise to discover it in my purse today … at Costco …. Nothing quite like… Continue reading
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Sometimes life with boys looks like this …
Sometimes life with boys looks like this … Continue reading
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Not exactly what I expected to find with the holiday decorations …
Life with boys … not exactly what I expected to find tucked in with my holiday decorations … yes, it is fake Continue reading
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Kissed by a Unicorn
Life with boys … “Mom, why are you covered in glitter?” … “I had to rework a couple of the wreaths that did not store well” … “Did that mean you had to roll around in the glitter too?” … “Just because you are jealous that I was kissed by a unicorn and you weren’t”… Continue reading
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Five minutes later Die Hard is playing
Life with boys … “Hey, let’s watch a Christmas movie together” … five minutes later Die Hard is playing … Continue reading
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Cat, stop licking the gingerbread house
Things I did not guess I would ever say “cat stop licking the gingerbread house” Continue reading
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What kind of hallucinations are in the air in Bethlehem?
Matt “why would the little lamb be talking to the Shepherd boy?” Tyler “maybe the Shepherd is drunk” Me “what kind of hallucinations are in the air in Bethlehem?” … I am pretty sure no one has analyzed that Christmas song quite that way … EDIT: I think the night wind is talking to the… Continue reading
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It looks like you ate a unicorn
My face is dotted with glitter from Christmas ornaments – Morgan takes one look at me and says “mom it looks like you ate a unicorn” Continue reading
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Flaming Legos …
Just realized I never posted my Christmas morning recap … Maybe the owl hooting outside our bedroom window at 5:30 a.m. should have tipped us off, or maybe the fact that Morgan did not fall asleep until 1:30, but you know me, I have a tendency to misread all the signs of foreboding and go… Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.