Life With Boys

The mis-adventures of two crazy boys and their bleary eyed parents.


  • Morgan: mom you know that game you don’t’ like me to play because you think it has no educational value? Me: which one? Morgan: the robot one where you shoot and destroy other robots Me: yeah Morgan: well if I delete it can I get a different one? Me: maybe what does that one do?… Continue reading

  • Matt just told me the couch “needs” him … Continue reading

  • Tyler are those the same Boy Scout pants I asked you to change yesterday? No, I put on another pair just to confuse you. I guess it worked. Continue reading

  • I got a salad shooter for Christmas (it was on my list) Tyler’s reaction “look a pickle cutter” If you’ve made any kind of sliced pickles you will understand the joy in his comment Continue reading

  • “You smell surprisingly like lemon pledge.” Well if that isn’t a pick-up line … Continue reading

  • Another student funny … “I deserve the extra credit because … I have been the student to make you laugh the most of everyone. If laughter isn’t the key to success I don’t know what is, maybe cookies… If someone has brought you cookies they deserve this extra credit more than I do. “ Continue reading

  • My happy for today? That Morgan did not need to stay overnight in the ER for more breathing treatments. I started with him at the pediatrician at 9 had to call in reinforcements so I could go teach. Morgan and Matt then spent another 5ish hours doing more breathing treatments in the ER. Now were… Continue reading

  • No milk and cookies for Santa this year …

    What is it about the toy aisle at Target that inspires a serious questioning of beliefs, especially of the belief in Santa Claus? On two separate trips this weekend each of the boys questioned me about the “realness” of the man in red.  For Tyler is was a more general – “so you help Santa… Continue reading

  • The boys are preparing for an “epic tank battle” and have set up an obstacle course … Me: “Morgan I can’t walk through the kitchen” Morgan: “That means we are doing it right” Continue reading

  • My students know me well – this from a recent status report: “I can hear you laughing while you grade these and you are quite welcome for the chuckle. In other news that is all I have for that. “ – and more “Overall, I had a slump in my posts and that was easily… 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.

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