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Maybe he will call in the morning …
Life with boys … Me: “Hey, did you call the doctor to make that appointment?” … Boy: “No, I didn’t want to call the doctor and wake him up” … Me: “What?” … Boy: “Alexa, play ‘Put the Lime in the Coconut’ by the Muppets on Spotify” … and all three boys put on a… Continue reading
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Off with their heads …
Life with boys … Me: “Hey, I need your help to trim the hydrangeas” … Boy: “Can’t help you, I’m not French” … Me: “Huh?” … Boy: “You know, off with their heads? … Me: “You are still going to help” Continue reading
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There Is a Mouse Upstairs
Life with boys … the other night the boy came down the stairs to ask if we had a mousetrap … I was envisioning the construction of some kind of Rube Goldberg invention … no, this time there was a real mouse … upstairs … the cat had been stalking it for a bit, I… Continue reading
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More Lessons from COVID
More lessons from COVID … Did you know you can cough so hard that your elbows can ache … really weird … on steroids now … things are improving Continue reading
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Lessons from COVID
Lessons from COVID … I am finally returning to normal-ish after a visit from our dreaded plague companion … during my lockdown I learned … your vacation my not turn out as originally planned … you can order Gatorade from Amazon … remembering to wear your mask inside at 3 am so you can go… Continue reading
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That is exactly the opposite of what I want to do right now …
Life with boys … Me: “Hey, I am going outside, it is really nice, wanna join me?” … Boy: “That is exactly the opposite of what I want to do right now” … I am on the patio … alone … if you need me … Continue reading
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Can You Be a Little Less You Right Now?
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
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Danielle is a free elf …
Life with boys … boy comes up to me with his hands cupped around some kind of surprise (this could go very poorly) … Boy: “I have something for you?” … Me: “Do I want it?” … Boy reveals a pair of my socks in his palm … Me: “but these are already my socks”… Continue reading
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Are you playing dress up like a grown up, and losing?
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
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And Where Does Matt Start? The Damn Windows
Life with boys … I told Matt I was going to tackle cleaning the windows last fall … he said not to, that I would end up breaking something (not sure if he was more worried about the windows or me) … that he would do it … I asked in April when the weather… 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.
