Scene: Grant is rambling on about something that someone did and said on the playground. Using the word like out of context has become a big problem around our house. Grant: “And so he was like ‘Hey!’ so then the other guy was like ‘whoa!’ and like, then, like, this guy was doing, like, this […]
The perils of nose picking.
Like many kids, when Devin was little he used to pick his nose. Like many moms, I tried everything under the sun to get him to stop. There was an art supply store that I frequented on a regular basis. The shopkeeper, Jerry, was a funny old guy. Jerry had a great sense of humor. […]
What would Muhammad Ali think…?
Scene: Grant invites Handsome Hubby to join him for a game of Wii Boxing. Grant: “Do you wanna play?” HH: “Sure.” Grant: “It’s really cool, you get to pick a guy and be a character.” HH: “Sounds good. What’s your character’s name?” (Listening in, at this point, I’m thinking along the lines of The Hammer, […]
Birthday Bacon
I almost never cooked bacon when the kids were younger. It isn’t exactly good for you, it splatters and makes a mess when you cook it, etc. I did not realize how infrequently I cooked it until one day a 5 year old Devin came to me and asked me if he could have some […]
What’s in a name? Or, please forget everything we ever told you about how great it is to be able to read…
As you moms out there probably know, it’s back to school shopping time. As you moms out there also probably know, it’s important to encourage a young child when they are a beginning reader. Grant has become a good reader, with a pretty voracious appetite for new words to read. Great, right? I always thought […]
My camping MoJo took a hit this year. (But I’m still going back again!)
I think that this is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. This building has wooden floors that squeak and there is a large dip in the wooden threshold of the doorway, created by 150 years worth of foot traffic. This building houses some of my favorite childhood memories. This building is the […]
No skinny dipping allowed.
Scene: The fitting room at our local Target. Grant is trying on swim trunks. He found a pair he liked, but they didn’t fit. Me: “Grant, these are too big for you. See? They don’t fit you in the waist. You need a smaller pair.” Grant: “No, these fit. It’s OK.” Me: “No, Honey, if […]
It’s a good thing he’s so fabulous…
Scene: The front porch. Handsome Hubby is getting ready to leave for work. We briefly touch on some of the things we need to do/buy/pack for our upcoming camping trip. Me: “I need to pick up a couple of things at Kohl’s… like a rash guard for Grant, etc.” HH: “You already bought a rash […]
Hug them? Smack them? I can’t decide…
There are times in every mother’s life when she feels under appreciated and misunderstood. Times when she just thinks that no one notices what she does during the day. It appears that my boys do indeed notice. My 3 oldest rode their bikes to Target the other day, allowance money burning holes in their lizard-filled […]
Or you could, you know…. GET A JOB!!!!!
Several months back I did a tutorial on my Family Rules project. My oldest son, my darling baby (who is about to turn 18) thought I was missing a few rules and added one of his own. Nice try, kid. Since we’ve been riding him like a pony about getting a summer job, this “rule” […]
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