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It Is 3 A.M. Again
Life with boys … it is 3 am … again … the 3D printer is humming along … they finally figured out the wonky bit … this time when I got up to pee I noticed a light on down the hall … go down the hall … no boy … go downstairs … every… Continue reading
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Don’t Look at Me in That Tone of Voice
Life with boys … The discussion about clothes and the room continues with the boy … I am not amused … I am feeling a bit murdery … A terse discussion about respect ensues … I give him the look … Boy: “in the words of Kennedy Kasten, don’t look at me in that tone… Continue reading
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The 3 A.M. 3D Printer
Life with boys … it is 3 am … the 3D printer is running non-stop again, so the boy must be home … went to tell him it is making a noise … he said to ignore it … so here I am listening and waiting, for what I am not sure … it is… Continue reading
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Replenish the Stock …
Life with boys … Me: “If you take a Gatorade out of the fridge, you need to put a new one in” … Boy: “The law of the conservation of Gatorade” … Continue reading
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It Is Tough to Let Him Hurt
Life with boys … has not been easy this week … it is tough to watch the boy hurt and bleed … and it even more tough to let him … Continue reading
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He Knows the Movie by the Mute Button
Life with boys … Me: “hey, hand me the remote so I can change the channel” … Boy: “Dum da dum da da dum da da dum” … Me: “what are you humming?” … Boy: “Well when you press unmute that is the song that will be on” … Boy: “Why are you laughing?” …… Continue reading
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Black Friday Without a Black Friday Deal
Life with boys: Boy: “You realize you went Black Friday shopping and you did not buy one Black Friday deal right?” … Me: “Well, I guess we do not need a TV bigger than my bed today” … Boy: “but it may have been cool” … Me: “Gingerbread Mtn. Dew will have to do” … Continue reading
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What if Dad bought all the vacuums?
Life with boys … “Boy: “What if Dad bought all the vacuums and then sucked all of the air out of the entire house?” … Me: “Well, there is a place my brain never went to before” … Continue reading
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Morgan’s College Acceptances Start Rolling In
Big news for Morgan: the college acceptances have started arriving. On October 20, he was admitted to Missouri University of Science and Technology. The congratulations email from the chancellor welcomed him to the Miner family. After all of the years of Scouts, STEM projects, engineering interests and trying to figure out what comes next, it… Continue reading
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Yes is not an answer … it is in computer programming language
Life with boys: Me: “Are these jeans on the chair dirty or clean?” … Boy: “Yes” … Me: “Yes is not an answer” … Boy: “It is in computer programming language” … Me: Sighs and looks at the ceiling … Boy: looks at the ceiling “Are you thinking about painting?” 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.
