Life With Boys

Matt met the boys and I for lunch and he asked if the boys had been good — Morgan’s reply “I’ve been just a little bit naughty — but just a little bit.” Well, at least he is honest. Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — March 4–6, 2007. While Danielle was developing the family/Pearl Harbor book and website, Jo Zeimet questioned parts of the developing family narrative and supplied memories she had heard from her mother. March 4 — Jo You write well. A couple of thoughts — Have you decided your perspective? In other words,… Continue reading

The other night Matt ran out to Home Depot and I asked if he would like to pick me up a little something sweet (I was thinking ice cream). Matt brought me home a sweet little primrose, I accused him of thinking I was fat. Poor Matt. Continue reading

Recovered Grandma Project research correspondence — March 5, 2007. Jo asked whether I had read or seen From Nightingale to Eagle: An Army Nurse’s History, noting that it covered the same World War II period and referenced the head nurse connected to the Pearl Harbor nursing story. She offered to acquire a copy if I… Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — March 5, 2007. While reviewing Danielle’s draft family-history introduction, Peter Zeimet corrected part of the story. You are good with words. I somehow do not remember the “she fell in love with the milkman”. She married the milkman and Jim Solomon was a patient in the hospital and he married the… Continue reading

It is best to (after you remember to turn off the cd player so you don’t lose your place in your audiobook) put the car in park before you get out to return your library books.(The car is fine Matt and there were no witnesses to this early morning bit of scatterbrainedness at its best.) Continue reading

After a long morning of running errands we made our way back to Walgreen’s to pick up our prescriptions. I told the boys that this last errand was easy because the drive through was magic, to which Morgan responded “it’s not magic Mom, it’s a window.” Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — February 22, 2007. Mining operations likely would not employ people able to afford million dollar expenditures. Most of them have a tendency to move frequently and Edgemont is likely to have a surge of trailers come in. The ranch is not on the same geological type formations and has no uranium… Continue reading

Me: “You boys are going to push me over the edge today.”Morgan: “I’ll save you Mommy. There if you just stand on this rug you won’t fall in.” Continue reading

Tyler: “Do girl cooties make you sick?”Matt: “No, they make you stupid.” Continue reading