Life With Boys

OK — it was yesterday, but I was busy. I’m officially 32 now — so young, but yet so old.My day improved greatly once I got home from work where I discovered Matt had played hooky all day and had given me the gift of manual labor. He installed brick borders around the new flower… Continue reading

Mike (my father-in-law) is my hero. He has happily volunteered to take care of the boys ALL DAY on more occasions than I can even count.My in-laws have been such a blessing, their support has been one of the main ways I’ve gotten through this year so far. So a huge thank you to Pat… Continue reading

OK — I’m guilty. I’ve not been up for Mom of the year lately. So when this came through my email I was afraid to open it … actually I let it sit there, taunting me, for several days … did I need some email to tell me what I already knew? But, alas, a… Continue reading

Or at least his T-Ball team is named the Indians. Drop me a note if you want the details about time and place. I’m told that “Since this is an instructional program we do not schedule separate practice times … all dates are for the practice/games.” Continue reading

So, someone spotted my Dad and Marilyn biking around town — according to Mindy’s sources. And as she’s relaying this information she says, “all I could think about when they were telling me was that scene where Kermit and Miss Piggy are riding along in the park.” Which if anyone knows my Dad isn’t too… Continue reading

Nothing phases this kid. He hits Tyler and runs over and puts himself in time out. You threaten to take something away and he’ll give it to you half of the time.Finally Matt has found the solution, the AIRZOOKA.From Amazon: Product Description — Launch a full air assault…without ever leaving the ground! The AirZooka is… Continue reading

Not long after his “torture” comment. Matt came out with this winner, “Danielle, what kind of soup is this?”Me: “Chicken and wild rice. Why?”Matt: “Because it looks like you scraped it up off of the forest floor.”Starting Monday Matt is on all food duty for at least a week, if I forgive him in the… Continue reading

Dinner conversation last night (please note that this was in no way provoked — it just came out of no where):Matt: “I don’t understand polygamists.”Me: “Huh?”Matt: “Having one wife is hard enough, more than one would be torture.” Continue reading

I hear rustling at the top of the stairs. “Tyler, what are you doing?”Tyler’s response: “Sleeping.” Continue reading

My father-in-law built me three beautiful window boxes as an early birthday present. When Matt went to put them up he found the wood around the window to be rotten. So, he tears off the wood to put up new trim. He then finds the wood under the trim is rotten. So he tears that… Continue reading