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Gladys Oser’s USA Bracelet — A WWII Family Provenance Lead
Recovered Oser family correspondence — February 19, 2024. While working on the WWII book, I remembered that when we went through Grandma Gladys Oser’s jewelry, Jill may have taken one or more wartime “sweetheart” pieces. I asked whether she still had them so I could photograph them. Jill replied that the only jewelry she received… Continue reading
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There is a curveball around every corner …
Life with boys … kind of … it’s because of the boys I found myself able to almost deal with this one … it happened several years ago, but I can still remember it so clearly … this week, I was reminded of the story and decided it was time to share … In my… Continue reading
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Alexa, Turn On the Flux Capacitor
Life with boys … I asked the boys to set up my new smart plug so I could ask Alexa to turn on the Christmas Tree … and in true boy style … “Alexa, please turn on the flux capacitor” … Continue reading
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25 Years and So Many Piles
Life with boys … Here it is our 25th anniversary, and I am feeling a bit nostalgic and wondering how it could be possible that I have been married for half of my life … I find myself thinking about how we managed to get here … about how fortunate we have been to have… Continue reading
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There Is a Pheasant in My Closet
Life with boys … I run upstairs to grab something from my closet … and the floor is covered with brown feathers … omg how did the cats kill a bird in my closet … wait, I would have heard the cats trying to get a bird up the stairs … I start to yell,… Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Jo — Memorial and Obituary Source
Recovered Jo Zeimet memorial source — June 29, 2023. Anna Hughes Schneller sent family and friends an invitation titled “Celebrating Our Jo” for a gathering on August 20, 2023, Jo’s birthday. The invitation records Jo’s dates as August 20, 1950 – May 15, 2023. Family and friends were invited to bring funny or touching memories,… Continue reading
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The One With the Tree House
Life with boys … was reminded of this little story a few days ago … this took place about five years ago now … and it still feels like yesterday … RANT – As the boys had grown out of our much loved tree-playhouse, I decided to share it with another family and listed it… Continue reading
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Parenting Adult Children and the Pin-the-Tail Plan
Life with boys … I’m really starting to think about reinstalling the shoe storage in the laundry room … only now the shoes are so much bigger, and I don’t think they will fit … we are in a period of readjustment as we try to parent adult children who no longer respond to the… Continue reading
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Change of Plans: Hello, Mizzou
College plans have a way of changing. Morgan was admitted to Missouri S&T in 2021, but by March 2022 he had decided not to enroll there after all. Today we got confirmation for his Mizzou orientation session in June. So instead of Rolla, the next chapter is taking him to Columbia. There is probably a… Continue reading
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The Spring Break Purse Hunt
Life with boys … about a month ago, the boys both came home for spring break … we were lucky that the girlfriend generously offered to save us the 12-hour round trip by picking up the boy after class (she is about three hours away) … About 10:30 pm, I hear the motion detector alarm… 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.
