Hullo Friends! I’ve shared several fun stories over the last several Fun For Your Friday editions, and realized yesterday that it’s time for a picture. This one makes me smile, so I though you’d like it too. Don’t you think TechnoBoy is just adorable with the puppy? This shot was taken late last summer after [...]

When there’s too much to do, that’s when you scream, right? Okay, maybe that’s not the best choice. I guess we’ll go with option two: buckle down and focus on the ol’ ToDo list. There’s actually been some progress there, and that’s encouraging. We’ve got some craziness over the next several weeks with soccer and [...]

The older boys were gone all weekend, which meant the younger boys had no competition for computer playtime. Everyone is particularly fond of a game called Roblox, in which players create worlds and games with their own rules with characters that look vaguely like Lego pieces. They can create an environment in which multiple characters [...]

There’s a conversation I have with the boys….often. The nutshell version: boys claim to be overworked and underpaid. I laugh in their faces. They’re unhappy, they complain about how difficult life is. I laugh some more and insist they do whatever task is before them. Sometimes I get frustrated. Okay well, frequently I get frustrated [...]

If there’s anyone who has difficulty getting along with his brothers lately, it’s Captain Earthquake. As a young man possessed of rather a strong temper, maintaining his cool can be tricky. And once he’s a little mad….well, things usually progress from there. Both his twin and his older brothers have often succumbed to the temptation [...]

I think I found a solution to the “one wrong deserves another” problem today. The Manager was the first boy up this morning, taking out the dog. He quickly delivered her to snuggle with the older boys and headed back to bed, which is where I found him when I got up. We’re trying to [...]