Life With Boys

Dear Walter:I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn’t gone more than a few hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home… Continue reading

Recovered family-history source — September 8, 2007. Pat and Mike Oser emailed Danielle the original Word document with the note, “Grandpa’s autobiography is attached.” The transcription below is taken directly from that surviving document. Albert Oser’s autobiography This is a merging of several narratives he wrote. My father’s father, Matthew Oser, was born in Baden… Continue reading

Tonight at dinner I told Tyler he was a goofball. His response to me, “I am not a goofball I am the smartest boy in the world.”(Duh Mom) Continue reading

One of my best friends has a theory about “critical music periods” that people who have experienced the same critical music periods are more likely to have camaraderie, friendship and love. It seems my period is stuck somewhere around the mid-90s. I can’t tell you what is on the radio today. I can’t tell you… Continue reading

There is a book Sometimes I’m Bombaloo that helps kids explore feelings of anger and frustration and when one is being especially horrible, they are a Bombaloo. After Morgan’s 15th trip back downstairs last night I blew it. I stomped my feet, I growled and I yelled at him to get back into bed. So… Continue reading

“Lacy’s girl brother started kindergarten.”(To the tune of Never Smile At a Crocodile) “Never smile at a jellyfish or it will bite you the butt.” OK correction, it will sting you in the butt.“Are we going to XXXX (fill in blank here) or what” He’s taken to ending sentences with “or what” not to be… Continue reading

Is there such a thing as an unaccompanied adult — or should I refine it to Mother? At all times whether they are with me or not they are my responsibility, they are Matt’s responsibility also, but in a different way I can’t explain. In the course of a normal day the boys shop for… Continue reading

OK — he’s been in school for EXACTLY one week and the fundraising forms are already here. First — We are looking pledges for the Hawk Walk (I’m not exactly what this means exactly) but checks can be made out to the Harris PTO and must be recieved by August 27. If he raises $200… Continue reading

Recovered original email from Peter Zeimet. Body preserved verbatim. This is the website of the Altamont partially factory built homes. They are not modular but not site built, either. The quality, however is much higher than I expected. These walls are sure odd, though. I have NO IDEA how they did them. It was meant… Continue reading

Recovered original email from Peter Zeimet. Body preserved verbatim. what do you think of this “leather like” wallpaper?- pete Continue reading