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You just can’t make this stuff up. More of life with Grant.

May 26, 2012 8 Comments

Scene:  Yesterday morning, Grant and I were about to walk out the door to head for school.  We notice it is drizzling and a bit chilly. Me: “Grant, run and grab your jacket, it’s kind of cold.” Grant: “I’ll be OK Mom.” Me: “It’s wet. Grab your jacket.” Grant: “I can’t….” Me: “What do you […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Grant, No Mom wants to hear...

Lady killer.

May 18, 2012 10 Comments

Scene: Dinner time.  We are all gathered around the table and Conner’s phone keeps buzzing in the next room.  He must have gotten 15 text notifications during dinner.  (Note: Phones are not allowed at the table… it was in another room and I could hear it.)  About a half an hour later there was another […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day

A crazy old lady… but in a very good way.

March 26, 2012 9 Comments

My mom is quite the adventurer.  Several years ago she and my dad to a cruise to Alaska and while there, she rode a zipline through the forest.  She loved it and she has been asking my dad to build her one in their back yard ever since.  (My dad has so far refused.) Mom […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Grant, Oh Mother

Have a nuclear Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2012 10 Comments

Grant has been drawing lots of little Valentines for me.  Lots and lots of drawings.   To mix it up a bit, he has begun making heart shapes around the house for me.  Sometimes they’re out of Legos, sometimes out of blocks or Crayons. He often will arrange the heart shape while I watch.  That was […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Grant

Wine marinated Beef Stew, served with a side of Funny. mmm mmm good.

January 19, 2012 11 Comments

Yesterday Giada De Laurentiis was on The Today Show sharing some recipes for comfort foods.  One of them was for a Chianti marinated beef stew. Sounded good.  I didn’t have the exact ingredients that she used, so I winged it.  I used a Cabernet to marinate the meat instead of Chianti.  Grant was watching the wine-marinating process. […]

Filed Under: bacon, beef, concoction of the week, Exchange of the Day, Grant, kitchen stuff, Main Dish, recipes, wine

2012: The Year of the Chopstick

January 17, 2012 11 Comments

Little boys aren’t known for their lovely penmanship.  We have had an ongoing problem with little boys who don’t hold the pencil properly and who write their letters from the bottom up instead of the top down.  (Take a quick moment and draw an I, a T and an F for me… from the top, […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, Grant, just funny

It’s OK… I’ve seen worse answers from Miss America contestants.

January 12, 2012 10 Comments

Grant is the Superstar of the Week this week at school. In addition to getting to be first in line for recess and to go to the lunch tables, he gets to create a timeline of his life, share trophies and favorite toys, etc. He also gets to fill out a questionnaire about himself, by himself.  It […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Funny, Grant, just funny

How do you get to Carnegie Hall…? Through the front door of course. Duh….

December 29, 2011 8 Comments

Mitch has been taking guitar lessons and is now playing in a band with a group of students at the music school. Their instructor sets up little “recitals” around town… usually at coffee houses or in restaurants.  The businesses like them because they come with a built in audience of family members and friends (all […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Funny, Mitch

My elves are clumsy.

December 10, 2011 6 Comments

We’re in full blown Christmas decorating mode around here. Conner was helping me trim the tree when he dropped the ornament he was holding into a box of other ornaments and it broke.  (He’s kind of ham-handed, my Conner…) I asked him to be careful and to clean up the glass. I noticed after a […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, Funny, No Mom wants to hear...

The Great Banana Race

December 3, 2011 8 Comments

Scene: Grant is in the kitchen, having a snack. Random guys, dressed as bananas, doing their part to help Keep Austin  Weird. Grant: “Mom, I just timed myself while I was eating my banana. I did it in 1 minute and 59 seconds!” Me: “Um, that’s nice….?” Grant: “Yes! I was trying to do it in […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, Grant

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