Life With Boys

The mis-adventures of two crazy boys and their bleary eyed parents.


Injury

  • Life with boys … so what do empty nesters do on the weekends? … we drive several hours to visit our kiddos at midterm … last weekend included a football game and touring campus with Grandma and Grandpa with one boy … this weekend, it was a four-hour drive in the opposite direction to see Continue reading

  • Life with boys … the boy has mono …

    Life with boys … the boy has mono … so discovered during our second trip to the ER this month … guess we can have all the elective surgeries now that our deductible has been met … anyway … we were talking about the transmission of mono … to which he says, “so why didn’t Continue reading

  • Life with boys … is never simple …

    Life with boys … is never simple … the boy complained of a pain in his stomach/chest before school yesterday … he also let me know there was a potential second-hand COVID exposure over the break … but he did not have a fever, sore throat, cough, loss of taste or smell … so figuring Continue reading

  • Life with boys … in the small hours I was reminded of just how many times I had seen the time on the clock when everyone else is asleep even though it has been a while now … trying to sooth pain with a touch because it was all I could do … wishing he Continue reading

  • This is life with boys …

    This is life with boys … Continue reading

  • We are 9th in line at urgent care – I am sure we will catch something before we leave Been here since 4:45 – skin infection but not ringworm- and the start of an ear infection just for fun Continue reading

  • My happy for today? That Morgan did not need to stay overnight in the ER for more breathing treatments. I started with him at the pediatrician at 9 had to call in reinforcements so I could go teach. Morgan and Matt then spent another 5ish hours doing more breathing treatments in the ER. Now were Continue reading

  • Figures – Morgan goes back to school for three days and come Monday he’s already caught a cold – He’s home today as well … Continue reading

  • Pretty sure when Santa put the “Goof Off” wipes in my stocking he never envisioned using them on Morgan’s face after he tried to spray his cub scout boat, but got his eyes instead Continue reading

  • Couch time with Tyler who of course catches a stomach bug two days before school is actually out … 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.

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