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Gladys Oser’s USA Bracelet — A WWII Family Provenance Lead
Recovered Oser family correspondence — February 19, 2024. While working on the WWII book, I remembered that when we went through Grandma Gladys Oser’s jewelry, Jill may have taken one or more wartime “sweetheart” pieces. I asked whether she still had them so I could photograph them. Jill replied that the only jewelry she received… Continue reading
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Whose clothes are you wearing?
Life with boys … Me: “Whose clothes are you wearing?” … Boy: “I found out an hour ago I was supposed to dress up for this thing, so I went to Goodwill.” …. Me: “That explains a few things” … wrinkles, the fact that the pants were several sizes too big, and he had a… Continue reading
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The boy is entering his last semester at IUPUI …
Life with boys … the boy is entering his last semester at IUPUI … at the end of fall semester we had the opportunity to go check out one of the projects he and his team worked on … the goal to create 3D models of different fossils to allow users to manipulate them on… Continue reading
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Plastic cups (2) …
Life with boys … the boy put “plastic cups (2)” on the grocery list so I asked for a few more details … “why do you need cups?” … “what kind of cups?” … “how big are the cups?” … “how big of a package?” … the boy tells me he needs them for a… Continue reading
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There is a curveball around every corner …
Life with boys … kind of … it’s because of the boys I found myself able to almost deal with this one … it happened several years ago, but I can still remember it so clearly … this week, I was reminded of the story and decided it was time to share … In my… Continue reading
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Alexa, Turn On the Flux Capacitor
Life with boys … I asked the boys to set up my new smart plug so I could ask Alexa to turn on the Christmas Tree … and in true boy style … “Alexa, please turn on the flux capacitor” … Continue reading
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Well, Grandma really did like the goodwill …
Life with boys… At one point over the break, I went to the Goodwill bins with the boy where I picked up a couple of pepper shakers for a craft… They were full at the time, and the boy did not want them to spill in his car… So he removed the lids and starts… Continue reading
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Our playlist is not normal …
Life with boys … lately the boy has been challenging Alexa to a song quiz nearly every day with some random term, sometimes inspired by a Google doodle or an activity … “Alexa play dishwasher” … “Alexa play wombat” … “Alexa play Everybody Dance Now” – Alexa responded with a version by the Red Hot… Continue reading
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I started teaching “accidentally” …
Life with boys … this one is a bit about them, but mostly about me … I started teaching “accidentally” more than 10 years ago … picking up a course here, and then since I was already on campus picking up two more … and so it began 100+ classes and 6 universities ago ….… Continue reading
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A few lessons learned …
Life with boys … has been quiet lately … there have been a few lessons learned … almond milk is not a substitute for regular milk in hamburger helper … you can’t use liquid Dawn in the dishwasher … olive oil as a spray when you run out of butter does not work for pancakes… 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.
