Life With Boys

A very happy Halloween from Tyler (the puppy) and Morgan (the gorilla). Of course we were finished Trick-Or-Treating by 6 p.m. so on a whim we drove up to Carlinville (about 1.5 hours) to surprise Matt’s parents — and they were happily surprised. Continue reading

OK — we took the boys to the pumpkin patch — of course forgetting it had been raining for a week and pumpkin patches tend to be a bit muddy. But on we trek. And it seems we weren’t the only ones with the bright idea to head over to the pumpkin patch — they… Continue reading

Or at least the St. Louis Cardinals are the champions — World Series Champions.And finally having something go right this year made me cry. Continue reading

Seems Dad’s been in a hole and called yesterday evening to let me know the Cardinals are in the World Series.Yeah Dad, I know. Continue reading

Four baseball fans-a Yankees fan, a Red Sox fan, a Mets fan, and a Cardinals fan – are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The argument goes on for some time, each fan insisting that he is the most loyal fan and the most devoted to his team. The Yankees… Continue reading

Yesterday we said goodbye to Fulda. It seems his 12-year-old kidneys just couldn’t do it anymore, so I took him in to put him to sleep yesterday morning. We’re happy he had a wonderful summer as an outside cat and the eight years he spent with us will always be remembered. He became very sick… Continue reading

It’s always amazing what the word “home” can do for me now. The dust is settling and the boxes are starting to arrive, now what to do with everything. I was the most popular Mom when my suitcase revealed a 1972 Fisher Price Airport and the little people that go in it too! Too bad… Continue reading

The blow out I knew was coming has been here and in its wake I’m feeling dreadful, exhausted — relieved. It’s like knowing the worst is going to happen and almost being glad that it is finally over — but I’m guessing it’s not (over that is.) And you’ll never guess what we’re arguing about.… Continue reading

Recovered original email thread. Body preserved verbatim. Well I received them from a friend, Chuck Vieceli (they’re in our card club) but it was sent to him by someone I don’t know. God knows where the e-mail started. —– Original Message —– From: Danielle Oser To: Michael/Patricia Oser Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:39 AM… Continue reading

I’m headed to Utah this afternoon — not sure how I feel about it though. Dad’s acting all cagey — like he needs to tell me something — but do I really want to know? I’ve been set in my head that this will be a work trip (work to get some more of my… Continue reading