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Come on, stop playing with fire
Life with boys … come on, stop playing with fire … (it’s a snow day here in St. Charles) Continue reading
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Family Photo Trail — Baby Jo, AraBelle’s Shirt, and Peter Paul
Sue Hughes was trying to track down an old Christmas photo of Aunt Jo as a little girl, still with blonde curls, wearing a shirt that AraBelle had given her. Sue still had the little size 2-T shirt and was getting a box of baby clothes ready for Anna. Her idea was to include a… Continue reading
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You would have thought I gave him a dead cat
Life with boys … Tyler wanted to make waffles … I did not have any mix, I was not going to the store … so I handed him the cookbook … you would have thought I gave him a dead cat … Continue reading
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Alexa, play We Didn’t Start The Fire …
Life with boys … my attempt to sear brats on the stove was unsuccessful … as we tried to clear the smoke … Boy says “Alexa, play We Didn’t Start The Fire” … shut it … Continue reading
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I don’t want to grade anymore …
Life with boys … Me “I don’t want to grade anymore” … “You have to, don’t you know how the cycle of addiction starts?” … Other boy “You mean procrastination?” … Continue reading
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The Last Merit Badge
Tonight I sewed Tyler’s last merit badge onto his sash … and I may have shed a tear or two. On Tyler’s 18th birthday, in a few weeks, he will “age out” of Boy Scouts and will no longer participate as a youth, ending what has been a 12-year experience for him. This week he… Continue reading
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Driving in the car part two …
Life with boys … driving in the car part two … song on the radio is I Think We’re Alone Now – the Tiffany version … “Tiffany and Debbie Gibson were the 90s version of YouTubers today” … “Huh?” … “You know they did mall concert tours” … “Never mind” … maybe I can break… Continue reading
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Driving in the car …
Life with boys … driving in the car … “So, any fire drills today?” … “Any food fights?” … “Anyone crying in the bathroom?” … “I am trying to make conversation with you” … “Don’t look at me like I am crazy.” … “Well you kinda are” … social skills are still in development apparently Continue reading
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Jo Zeimet — Where Did You Go on Vacations as a Child?
Recovered Jo Zeimet StoryWorth story — November 5, 2019. Where did you go on vacations as a child? We didn’t really go on many vacations as such. My mom loved to travel, and could easily drive to California in one long haul. She said that Daddy would start heading for home as soon as the… Continue reading
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Jo Zeimet — What Was Your Dad Like When You Were a Child?
By Jo Zeimet Peter William Zeimet was in the middle of 9 kids, raised up in a little house with attached general store in Pringle SD. Daddy said he liked to devil his brother Dave some when they were little. Dave was clean and tidy, so Daddy would get him down on the ground, pull… 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.
