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Life with boys …
Life with boys … the other night the boy came down the stairs to ask if we had a mousetrap … I was envisioning the construction of some kind of Rube Goldberg invention … no, this time there was a real mouse … upstairs … the cat had been stalking it for a bit, I Continue reading
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Life with boys … Me: “Hey, I am going outside, it is really nice, wanna join me?” … Boy: “That is exactly the opposite of what I want to do right now” … I am on the patio … alone … if you need me … Continue reading
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Life with boys … orientation edition …
Life with boys … orientation edition … Boy: “Can you just be a little less you right now?” (Uttered within the first hour of arrival) … Boy: “I am not sure how it happened but I will not have any classes before 10 am” … Boy: “Look, it wants belly rubs” (while referring to some Continue reading
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Life with boys … as I was getting ready for graduation my eye shadow broke and I tried to use it anyway … Boy: “Are you playing dress up like a grown up, and losing?” … Hey now … Continue reading
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Life with boys …
Life with boys … I told Matt I was going to tackle cleaning the windows last fall … he said not to, that I would end up breaking something (not sure if he was more worried about the windows or me) … that he would do it … I asked in April when the weather Continue reading
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Life with boys … and sometimes you come down to find a surprise pillow fort in front on the tv … the cats dig it … Continue reading
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Life with boys … I did something today … I took the bumpers off the fireplace … now don’t start to take bets about how long we will go before we realize our mistake… Continue reading
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Life with boys …
Life with boys … the hotel refrigerator just kicked on for the umpteenth cycle and despite my trusty ear plugs (packed for just this reason) I am awake again with my mind spinning out thoughts that I must commit to writing before I can quiet the chaos within … The day did not end on Continue reading
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Life with boys … I should be sleeping …
Life with boys … I should be sleeping … I know I should be sleeping … but instead I sit here in the dark … watching the fan shadows dance across the ceiling … in a few hours the boy will compete in his last track meet … and all I want for him 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.
Life With Boys 