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Twelve Years on the Mat
Life with boys … this one has been simmering for a bit … this weekend the boy watched from the sidelines as his teammates battled for a chance to compete at the state level in wrestling … it was not the ending any of us envisioned after 12 years on the mat … but as… Continue reading
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That is a divorce on wheels …
Life with boys … it is a snow day here in St. Louis … so of course we are watching The Price Is Right … the big Prize on offer is a tandem bicycle … the boy of course exclaims about how much we need one of those … to which I reply, “that is… Continue reading
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Morgan’s Senior Night Form — 2022
Recovery source: Morgan’s handwritten Senior Night Information form, preserved in Gmail with the January 31, 2022 Senior Night Forms thread. The source has been recovered and reviewed. Full transcription is preserved in the recovery notes and can be added during final editorial cleanup. Continue reading
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Your curiosity of the gross is severely stunted …
Life with boys … Me: “Wow, look at all the gunk I just got out of the cat’s ears” … Boy: “No, I really don’t need to see that” … Me: “Your curiosity of the gross is severely stunted” … Boy: “I guess that makes me normal” … well, I guess it is a good… Continue reading
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The Boy Has Mono
Life with boys … the boy has mono … so discovered during our second trip to the ER this month … guess we can have all the elective surgeries now that our deductible has been met … anyway … we were talking about the transmission of mono … to which he says, “so why didn’t… Continue reading
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Cold-de-More, Vol-de-Mort
Life with boys … it is 6:45 am … boy is singing (to the tune of Lollipop) “Cold-de-more-cold-de-more-I-don’t-want-to-be-cold-no-more” … Me: “knock it off, that will be in my head all day” … Boy: “vol-de-mort-vol-de-mort” … he did not appreciate getting hit with a dish towel … Continue reading
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Washing Machine
So, have you ever had to vacuum your washing machine? Today I managed to wash a full roll of toilet paper with a load of blankets Continue reading
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The Great Stink Bug Invasion
Life with boys … we are having an indoor stink bug invasion … no idea where they are getting in … Zeus tried to catch one earlier and ended up getting it tangled in my hair … the stink bug then made it down my back and into the blanket before I had a chance… Continue reading
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I Am a Menace in the Classroom
Life with boys …. Me: “so, what do you need to do to be the student of the week?” … Boy: “I don’t think we’ll ever know, I am a menace in the classroom” … Me: “That I would believe” … Continue reading
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Don’t Die At My House …
Life with boys … we were watching a show with an elaborate funeral, and I tell the boy, “I don’t want any of that fuss” … the boy replies, “Good, because I was thinking more along the poseable taxidermy route” … I fear for you all … 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.
