Life with boys … “Mom, what are you doing? It looks like you are planning a war…” “I am, I am planning for class” “They are going to hate you” “Probably” Continue reading

Life with boys … someone is helping me decorate The ones on the wood box are 3D printed – on the table are Tyler’s modeling creations Continue reading

Life with boys … discussing the long list of what still needs to be done with the boys … the boy repeatedly beats the other boy with a balloon … boy finally comprehends the look on my face … “I’m going to go get something done before the beatings begin” … that is the most Continue reading

Life with boys … Me: “Hey, explain this concept to me” … Boy: “It will take too long and you still won’t get it” … Me: “So, you’re calling me stupid on a Sunday morning?” … Boy: “I can do it again on Tuesday if that helps” … Continue reading

Life with boys … creative kid version … and this is just one table … Continue reading

Life with boys … about the worms … so I’ve been asked about how the worms ended up in the washing machine … apparently, the scouts had been looking for goodies to feed the critters they had donated to the nature center when the tornado siren went off … instead of releasing the worms they Continue reading

Life with boys … sometimes plastic cockroaches end up in your dryer, but no one knows how … kinda like the time I accidentally washed a pocketful of earthworms … Continue reading

Life with boys – the one with the potatoes – I asked the boys to each dice up a potato for stew … one boy cut his potato into perfect little cubes, in little stacks … the other boy diced his into a variety of Picasso inspired shapes that covered the cutting board, the counter, Continue reading

Life with boys … mono edition part two … so, the doctor told us to be wary of possible spleen enlargement, so when the boy complained of stomach issues I booked an appt at urgent care just to get stuff checked out … I did not really think it was anything but I just wanted Continue reading