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I just got bit by a mosquito …
Life with boys … “I just got bit by a mosquito” … Me: “in the house?” … “yes, in the house” … Me: “Are you sure it was not when you went outside?” … “No, that was hours ago” … Me: “am I supposed to do something about it?” … silence … guess not … Continue reading
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In honor of not going to summer camp …
Life with boys … in honor of not going to summer camp the boy is slowly printing me my own Dawn Doll size camping playset … the cooler even opens and has a liner … and is the same one as the one we can’t find … and there is a flickering light in the… Continue reading
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Life with the Becks
Life with the Becks … as we cruised down the road last weekend, surrounded by families kicking off their summer, pulling their boats and campers and RVs and I was drawn back to the arrival of the motor home in our lives … and it was a bit like the Big Bang … You see… Continue reading
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I get to benefit from the new 3D printer too …
Life with boys … I get to benefit from the new 3D printer too …a custom cap for my winter mosaic project … I have another not quite finished yet … Continue reading
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Spring Break, Brownies and a 3D Printer
Life with boys … Spring Break has come and gone … and so has the boy and the black cat … which Zeus is just fine with … managed to fit in some laughs … games … tv shows … lunch with Grandma and Grandpa … taxes … 4 am Pokémon card evaluation … laundry… Continue reading
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If the boy is going to be living at home for bit …
Life with boys … if the boy is going to be living at home for bit then he should probably unpack the boxes that have followed him around for four years … and if he is going to get any vitamin d from the sun then he will need to work above ground for a… Continue reading
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Life with boys … private edition — 2025
Life with boys … private edition … down the hall, the boy is chatting with friends via the newly rediscovered game, Minecraft … it is surreal … this is the boy who did not really have a tribe … the same boy who could not tell you the names of the boys in his patrol… Continue reading
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Lessons in laundry continue …
Life with boys … lessons in laundry continue … the dryer was quite the scene … Continue reading
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Closing the Webster Teaching Chapter
Sometimes a chapter ends with a ceremony. Sometimes it ends with an email about mandatory training. In February 2025, Webster sent its annual training reminder to active adjunct instructors. By then I was working full-time as a Learning Designer at Maryville, and I knew I was not going back to teaching there. So I wrote… Continue reading
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Activity as a family …
Life with boys … the boys made good on their “activity as a family” promise they gave me with an Escape Room gift certificate … and we made it out with almost 13 minutes to spare … and we were all still speaking at the end 🙂 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.
