Life With Boys

The mis-adventures of two crazy boys and their bleary eyed parents.


  • Why can Tyler define kinetic energy but not tell me 7 times 7?

    So, explain to me why Tyler can define kinetic energy but not tell me what 7 times 7 is? Continue reading

  • Nothing Fried Source — After the Shutdown

    Recovered original email from Peter Zeimet. Body preserved verbatim. Disability is for permanently disabled people. I certainly am not there at this point and suspending operation hopefully will keep me that way. It takes 6 months or more to really become stable with diabetes and I have only had 7 weeks so far. I was… Continue reading

  • Nothing Fried Source — Peter Shuts the Wagon Down

    Recovered original email from Peter Zeimet. Body preserved verbatim. I am or actually have suspended the food wagon. Customer reception for what I sold was good. Our economy is still dead here leaving so many workers part time, they do not have LUNCH HOURS. Breaks do not exist when people are working 4 hours per… Continue reading

  • Beck Family Source — Indio and Palm Springs Scrapbook Scans

    Recovered Beck/Ray family-history image source — May 15, 2011. Barbara Beach sent these scans because Danielle was collecting family history. The five surviving scrapbook scans are: Indio stuff 1.jpg, indio stuff #2 (2).jpg, Indio stuff.jpg, Indio stuff 002.jpg, and Indio stuff 003.jpg. Recovered contents Ellen Claudine Ray and John F. Beck wedding material: portrait and… Continue reading

  • Lani Beck — Grave Marker Photo

    Recovered Beck family image — May 13, 2011. Original email from Mindy with the subject “Mom.” Mindy’s message was simply “:-) Mindy.” The surviving attachment, photo.JPG, shows Lani Beck’s distinctive upright grave marker with flowers placed in front of it. The marker reads “Lani Beck” and gives the dates February 2, 1945 – January 6,… Continue reading

  • Nothing Fried Source — Hoping to Open Next Week

    Recovered original email from Peter Zeimet. Body preserved verbatim. MONDAY WOULD BE NICE, but I may need another day or two. There is still one more inspection, but it is not manadatory prior to opening. Thas is the fire, but can be done later. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF BEFORE, because he could make me… Continue reading

  • Have Pliers, Will Travel …

    So, about 12:55 I get a message, “Hi, this is Michelle from the elementary school clinic and I have Tyler here and the wire from his braces is sticking out the wrong way.” Yes, somehow with only four brackets he managed to get the wire loose and the chain of rubber bands off.  So I… Continue reading

  • Big Questions …

    We’ve been working our way, a chapter at a time, through the Harry Potter series.  We can’t get through a page without one of the boys stopping me, “but, wait, wait, I have a question.”  I got to the point where I had enough, “Guys, can we make it through one page, please?” To which… Continue reading

  • Lessons Learned …

    So yesterday I stayed home with Morgan who, as it turns out, has an antibiotic worthy ear infection.  So off to the doctor we go.  After the appointment I decided to make the most of our 20 non-raining minutes to move some plants around.  This was the conversation between us: Morgan: Mom did you know the sun… 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.

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