Life with boys … orientation edition … Boy: “Can you just be a little less you right now?” (Uttered within the first hour of arrival) … Boy: “I am not sure how it happened but I will not have any classes before 10 am” … Boy: “Look, it wants belly rubs” (while referring to some Continue reading

Life with boys … as I was getting ready for graduation my eye shadow broke and I tried to use it anyway … Boy: “Are you playing dress up like a grown up, and losing?” … Hey now … Continue reading

Life with boys … and sometimes you come down to find a surprise pillow fort in front on the tv … the cats dig it … Continue reading

Life with boys … I did something today … I took the bumpers off the fireplace … now don’t start to take bets about how long we will go before we realize our mistake… Continue reading

Life with boys … I should be sleeping … I know I should be sleeping … but instead I sit here in the dark … watching the fan shadows dance across the ceiling … in a few hours the boy will compete in his last track meet … and all I want for him is Continue reading

Life with boys … the boy is running out the door to school I hand him a Gatorade and homemade banana bread … he gives me the look … Me: “humor me and take it … throw it out the window if you don’t finish it” … the boy takes the bread to the back Continue reading

Life with boys … the boy is headed to prom #2 Friday … he’s dating a girl that goes to Incarnate Word … so, yes, that meant more weird shoes … he came down yesterday to tell/ask us that after the post-prom festivities they traditionally stay over somewhere … to which I ask, “Do you Continue reading

Life with boys … it 6 am … Matt just woke me up to tell me he saved me from being cold … and promptly fell back to sleep … it is still dark and the birds are chirping away … it has been a to-do list kind of spring break-ish … of course none Continue reading

Life with boys … I point out to the boy that the cat is showing his way of loving me by “marking” me as he rubs his face on my feet … Boy: “Or your toes smell like fish” … please excuse me while I go fumigate my feet … Continue reading

Life with boys … the boy has zoom school today because of the craptastic weather … I wander through the kitchen and ask how it is going … Boy: “I’m going to log back on in six minutes, now will you please go away?” … Me: “No, I am going to stand behind you during Continue reading