Life With Boys

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Not sure where the time has gone — somewhere between swim lessons, cub scouts, figuring out what is for dinner and finding colder weather clothes time has just slipped by. So here’s a brief summary. I applied for graduate school at Lindenwood University. I’m looking at the MA in digital media and I can pull… Continue reading

This past weekend we went on our first “official” boy scout family camp-out and a good time was had by all. In preparation for this notable event Morgan and I made a pilgrimage to Uncle Sam’s (the local Army surplus store) where we were clearly not the typical clientele — but alas we found what… Continue reading

Between the extra focus on reading, letter sounds, math and who knows what else and trying to get stuff up on eBay I’ve been a very bad blogger as of late. SO here’s the current report … Tyler is working very diligently and getting very good at earning candy corns from me. Grandpa Oser has… Continue reading

This would be more aptly names the Patent Teacher Conference Disaster, but I didn’t want to scare you. Let’s preface this with a few things First — Tyler started first grade August 13, our first conference was on Wednesday, Oct 1. Second — I cry really easily. I’ve tried to control it. I’ve tried blinking.… Continue reading

And of course I must note that no vacation of ours could be complete without some kind of mishap — or trip to urgent care. I’ll preface it with we’re both OK. In my attempt to be a fun loving, adventurous gal I decided that Matt wasn’t the only one who could do the rope… Continue reading

Went to the Valley of the Temples (in the liquid sunshine) and then we drove up the coast a bit. Even saw a turtle stick his head out of the water, but it looks like a rock in the photo so I’ll spare you. Today we catch a plane to Kauai. Continue reading

Here’s a few shots of our VA-Cay so far. All is well. Hawaii is beautiful. Will post more later. Continue reading

See, aren’t you glad to have me as an informant. I get to learn everything the hard way and then pass the knowledge I’ve gleaned on to you. Today’s lesson — the importance of furnace and air conditioning servicing Seems an air conditioner needs to be serviced every year — if you do this it… Continue reading

I’ve been investigating making photo slide shows and came across Smilebox — it looks awesome and easy to use — give it a shot. Continue reading