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12:34 am … I am STARVING …
Life with boys … 12:34 am … I am awakened (probably by a cat) to discover a beacon on light that leads me down to the kitchen … where I find the boy staring into the refrigerator … Me: “Dude, what are you doing?” … Boy: “I am STARVING and we do not have any… Continue reading
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The Family Cookbook Took More Than a Year
Jill sent a note after receiving the family cookbook I had put together. She especially loved seeing the recipes alongside family photographs and the original handwriting — Grandpa’s noodles, Aunt Margaret’s sauce, and the other pieces that made the recipes feel like family history instead of just instructions. She asked the obvious question: how did… Continue reading
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Life Is Never Simple
Life with boys … is never simple … the boy complained of a pain in his stomach/chest before school yesterday … he also let me know there was a potential second-hand COVID exposure over the break … but he did not have a fever, sore throat, cough, loss of taste or smell … so figuring… Continue reading
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This is what life with boys sometimes looks like …
This is what Life with boys sometimes looks like … Continue reading
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You do look like a hospital patient …
Life with boys … Boy 1: “You should probably go upstairs before people come over” … Me: “is there an issue with me in my pjs?” … Silence … “So, it is ok with you if I go to the store in my pjs, but not into the TV room?” … Boy 2: “Well, you… Continue reading
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Like a Magician …
Life with boys … the boy’s coat fell off the chair and onto the floor … out of the pockets fell five packets of saltines, that are now dust … 67 cents … one sharpie … a pair of wire cutters … three masks in various states of cleanliness … and one latex glove …… Continue reading
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Sometimes life with boys looks like this …
Sometimes life with boys looks like this … Continue reading
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It Is 3 A.M. Again
Life with boys … it is 3 am … again … the 3D printer is humming along … they finally figured out the wonky bit … this time when I got up to pee I noticed a light on down the hall … go down the hall … no boy … go downstairs … every… Continue reading
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Don’t Look at Me in That Tone of Voice
Life with boys … The discussion about clothes and the room continues with the boy … I am not amused … I am feeling a bit murdery … A terse discussion about respect ensues … I give him the look … Boy: “in the words of Kennedy Kasten, don’t look at me in that tone… Continue reading
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The 3 A.M. 3D Printer
Life with boys … it is 3 am … the 3D printer is running non-stop again, so the boy must be home … went to tell him it is making a noise … he said to ignore it … so here I am listening and waiting, for what I am not sure … it is… 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.
