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Faux sushi and an apartment visitor …
Life with boys … one sends me pics of faux sushi dinner (made with spam)… and the other a late night text with a video of their apartment visitor … yes, it is a bat … no he did not touch it … they managed to release it back outside … no windows or doors… Continue reading
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They humored me with a first day shot …
Life with boys … they humored me with a first day shot … Continue reading
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25 Years and So Many Piles
Life with boys … Here it is our 25th anniversary, and I am feeling a bit nostalgic and wondering how it could be possible that I have been married for half of my life … I find myself thinking about how we managed to get here … about how fortunate we have been to have… Continue reading
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Happy 25th Anniversary …
Happy 25th Anniversary to my patient, sometimes exasperated partner …. without whom this life with boys would be far less hilarious … We were so lucky to celebrate with so many loved ones … where does the time go? Continue reading
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There Is a Pheasant in My Closet
Life with boys … I run upstairs to grab something from my closet … and the floor is covered with brown feathers … omg how did the cats kill a bird in my closet … wait, I would have heard the cats trying to get a bird up the stairs … I start to yell,… Continue reading
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Not on the Bed, Not on the Bed
Life with boys … a few days ago, I woke myself up chanting, “Not on the bed, not on the bed” … you see, I am so attuned to the world around me that I know when a cat is about to puke on my feet, while I am sleeping … and I was semi-successful… Continue reading
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Celebrating Our Jo — Memorial and Obituary Source
Recovered Jo Zeimet memorial source — June 29, 2023. Anna Hughes Schneller sent family and friends an invitation titled “Celebrating Our Jo” for a gathering on August 20, 2023, Jo’s birthday. The invitation records Jo’s dates as August 20, 1950 – May 15, 2023. Family and friends were invited to bring funny or touching memories,… Continue reading
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The One With the Tree House
Life with boys … was reminded of this little story a few days ago … this took place about five years ago now … and it still feels like yesterday … RANT – As the boys had grown out of our much loved tree-playhouse, I decided to share it with another family and listed it… Continue reading
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Parenting Adult Children and the Pin-the-Tail Plan
Life with boys … I’m really starting to think about reinstalling the shoe storage in the laundry room … only now the shoes are so much bigger, and I don’t think they will fit … we are in a period of readjustment as we try to parent adult children who no longer respond to the… Continue reading
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Change of Plans: Hello, Mizzou
College plans have a way of changing. Morgan was admitted to Missouri S&T in 2021, but by March 2022 he had decided not to enroll there after all. Today we got confirmation for his Mizzou orientation session in June. So instead of Rolla, the next chapter is taking him to Columbia. There is probably a… 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.
