There they go, just a walking down the street. Singing Do Wah Diddy Diddy Dum...
This school year, we had a dilemna. Are Eric and Greg are old enough to walk home from school alone? After going back and forth (and back and forth and back and forth), we decided yes. Since we live...
View ArticlePunctua-moticon
Gone are the days of the terms “semi-colon,” “colon,” “left parentheses,” and “right parentheses.” Greg was playing around in Microsoft Word and referred to them as “wink,” “shift eyes,” “shift frown,”...
View ArticleWelcome, Day of Sweet Repose
Yes, officially it may be Labor Day. A day intended to celebrate work and also the symbolic end of summer. However, for me today is a day to recover from the first week of school, and to mourn the...
View ArticleBrother, can you spare a dime? Or quarter?
Me: “So did you and Greg decide to switch chores?” Eric: “No.” Me: “But I’ve seen Greg feeding the pets a lot recently” Eric: “I know. I give him a quarter to do it.” Me: “But we pay you more than a...
View ArticleTales of a Tattle
Greg: “Eric called me a snitch.” Me (to Greg): “Just tell him that’s not nice.” Me (to Jim): “He is snitching about being called a snitch. Do you see the irony here??” A minute later… Greg: “Now he...
View ArticleBoy Logic
Greg: Mooommm, Eric kicked me in the face!!! Eric: No, I kicked you in the arm!! Greg: Yeah, but that made my hand hit my face. Eric: So….basically you punched yourself! The post Boy Logic appeared...
View ArticleA Real Pain in the Coccyx
It isn’t often that a broken bone is funny. Unless, of course, the bone has a funny name. And the patient is a 13-year-old boy. Jake literally got knocked on his butt last night during his football...
View ArticleIn a Minute
“In a minute.” How many times have I said that to my kids when they ask me to do something with them? Way too many. Last night, a minute was the difference between a scary situation and a disastrous...
View ArticleTo Catch A Thief…Again??
Remember the attempted skateboard theft this summer?? If not, you need to read “To Catch a Thief” here before you read any further. It happened again. Yes, once again I had a run-in with scoundrels....
View ArticleLife Is Like A Box Of Brown Stuff
Sorry Forrest, but you are wrong. Like is NOT like a box of chocolates. If it was like a box of chocolates, the worst that could happen is…well…getting chocolate. Even your least favorite piece has...
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