We’ve just started the third week of school and I’m already totally frustrated and overwhelmed. It’s not so much the daily homework as it is the daily homework battles. We save homework until after dinner so he’s had a chance to play, he’s fed and there are few excuses (aside that we’re both exhausted.) It’s… Continue reading

Tyler and Morgan love to make up jokes. They get a total kick out of nonsense without a punchline. Imagine my surprise when they came up with something, at the spur of the moment that made sense. Tyler “What do you call a Popsicle when it’s all gone?”Morgan “A stick” Made me laugh anyway. Continue reading

A few weeks ago we took the boys to get a Hawaiian Ice (snow cone). The flavor of the day was Mango Tango, which tickled Tyler’s fancy. Now what did Morgan want? White. That’s right, white. Not coconut, not vanilla or cream — he wanted a cup of plain snow. He was delighted with his… Continue reading

Recovered family-history correspondence — August 25, 2008. Danielle sent this request to members of the Oser family while working on a Christmas family-history project: Hello – I’m working on a project for Christmas and I really need your help. I’m looking for photos of the Oser side of the family with all of you. Photos… Continue reading

Last night Matt found this for the boys and of course they thought it was the coolest thing in the world. (And I can’t tell you how many times they replayed it. There are other versions too.) So cool that they were still singing it this morning. So when I handed Morgan his stuffed animal… Continue reading

When Tyler gets a hold of my camera I end up with about 50 photos like this Continue reading

Tyler started first grade Wednesday — was he excited — well he arrived in my room at 5:54 a.m. dressed and ready to go it that is any indication. (Thursday we were back to dragging him out of bed again.) And the homework power struggle has already begun. Seems this year he has a “red… Continue reading

Recovery draft — partial original survives. 10 years. 10 years? 10 years! Today Matt and I celebrate 10 official years together! What do I remember from our wedding day? How hard my friends and family worked to make the day such a success. My Dad deciding to trim his nose hairs five minutes before the… Continue reading

Didn’t realize I hadn’t posted in a bit — I have a reason though — I’ve been trapped on memory lane. You see in April when I went to help my Dad get ready for his garage sale I gathered up all the negatives and slides I could find and sent them in to ScanCafe… Continue reading

Cousin Byron has been in from Vancouver this past weekend and the short visit was filled with activity — lunch at Beaver Dam, swimming, St. Louis Science Center and of course a Cardinals game (where much junk food was consumed by all). Continue reading