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A surprise pillow fort in front of the TV …
Life with boys … and sometimes you come down to find a surprise pillow fort in front on the tv … the cats dig it … Continue reading
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I took the bumpers off the fireplace …
Life with boys … I did something today … I took the bumpers off the fireplace … now don’t start to take bets about how long we will go before we realize our mistake… Continue reading
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The Day Did Not End on the Medal Stand
Life with boys … the hotel refrigerator just kicked on for the umpteenth cycle and despite my trusty ear plugs (packed for just this reason) I am awake again with my mind spinning out thoughts that I must commit to writing before I can quiet the chaos within … The day did not end on… Continue reading
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The Last Track Meet Before the Firsts to Come
Life with boys … I should be sleeping … I know I should be sleeping … but instead I sit here in the dark … watching the fan shadows dance across the ceiling … in a few hours the boy will compete in his last track meet … and all I want for him is… Continue reading
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Come Get Rocks With Me
Life with boys … Me: goes in to find the boy in his room, “Hey, I want to make a Dragonfly out of rocks in the yard” … Boy gives me a “and how does this involve me look” … Me: “Come get rocks with me” … Boy gets out of bed because he knows… Continue reading
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That Look He Gives Me
Recovered from a May 4, 2022 email exchange about Morgan’s senior portraits. But I don’t love the cover pic … it is the look he gives me when I am clearly being stupid in his eyes 🙂 Continue reading
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No Banana Bread Was Harmed
Life with boys … the boy is running out the door to school I hand him a Gatorade and homemade banana bread … he gives me the look … Me: “humor me and take it … throw it out the window if you don’t finish it” … the boy takes the bread to the back… Continue reading
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And how are we currently defining stupid?
Life with boys … the boy is headed to prom #2 Friday … he’s dating a girl that goes to Incarnate Word … so, yes, that meant more weird shoes … he came down yesterday to tell/ask us that after the post-prom festivities they traditionally stay over somewhere … to which I ask, “Do you… Continue reading
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The Cats Are Male, So It Counts
Life with boys … the cats are male, so it counts … this afternoon the cat starts to meow like crazy … and this is the cat that usually does not talk as much … so I get up from the computer to find out what is up … the cat has caught a mouse… Continue reading
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I am told it was for an assignment …
Life with boys … came down the other day to discover this on the table … I am told it was for an assignment … 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.
