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He Remembers the Rental Car, Not My Birthday
Life with boys … me: “Do you know when my birthday is? … boy names a year … ok, how about a month? … silence … “You mean to tell me tell me you remember the license plate from a rental car four years ago, but you can’t remember a birthday?” … boy responds with… Continue reading
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Amazing find …
Amazing find … when my Grandma AraBelle Zeimet died unexpectedly in 2001 I was pregnant with Tyler … it was a chaotic mess to get her house cleaned out in a very short window with no air conditioning, it was rough … so we shipped what we could and sent packages to everyone we could… Continue reading
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Junior Year, Mask in His Pocket
And of course the first day of school shot – mask is the pocket – Junior year here he comes … Continue reading
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A Rough Way to Start a Semester
Rough way to start a semester … and yes, I had an 8 am class – online – via zoom … #justkeepswimming Continue reading
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Next time I am choosing a musical – with glitter …
Life with Boys … “Next time we watch a movie together I am choosing a musical – with glitter” … “Glitter?” … “yes, no blood, glitter” Continue reading
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Bad Mom Confession
Took kiddo #2 to the DMV – almost 3 hours to not get a driver’s license – was pretty sure he would not pass, but he would not listen to me when I tried to correct him. Maybe he’ll listen now … and Matt can go sit in the sun with him next week. Continue reading
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I am giving you options …
Life with boys … “I don’t know what to do Mom” … “I am giving you options, you just don’t like any of them” Continue reading
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Taking Tyler to College
We took Tyler to college. The night before, I summed it up in one line: “We are taking Tyler to college tomorrow — ugh.” Barbara remembered that transition well from dropping Billy off at school. After seeing Tyler settled in, she wrote: “Pat yourselves on the back. Huge accomplishment and he looks like he’s right… Continue reading
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It looks like you are planning a war …
Life with boys … “Mom, what are you doing? It looks like you are planning a war…” “I am, I am planning for class” “They are going to hate you” “Probably” 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.
