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TechnoBoy and The Mercenary were discussing the fact that the neighbor kids have a much nicer in-ground swimming pool as compared to our above ground temporary one, yet they don’t swim in it very often. My boys are in the pool daily, and The Mercenary commented that if he had a [...]

With the onset of warm weather, the boys are anxiously awaiting the day when the pool is set up and ready to use. Hubby and I have made an effort to make the back yard a fun place to be, with swings and a sandbox, the pool, and this year we added a new [...]

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Well, it’s official. I’ve been a mother for ten years now.
Ten.
Years.
It’s difficult to wrap my mind around that, and yet I know the next ten years will go even faster. I see parents of teens around the neighborhood and wonder if they’re enjoying their kids to the fullest. [...]

Today is National Take Your Daughter or Son to Work Day. Or maybe it’s Son or Daughter….I forget. Anyway, it’s take them to work day, so Hubby took the older boys this morning and off they went. His employer has a program for them in the morning, then they’re going to be [...]

On a more uplifting note, the following cute boy stories happened this week.
1. After the whole “drink your milk” argument yesterday I was giving the Captain hugs and kisses. When I thought he’d been sufficiently loved and affected I suggested that I should go kiss another boy somewhere. I asked him who I [...]

Internets, I bring you: The Dried Snot Conversation.
Captain Earthquake: See that? That’s dried snot on my nose.
The Manager: Where? Oh, that? Yes, that’s dried snot.
CE: When I have dried snot on my nose, I use my finger and pick it off.
TM: Me too. But it really really hurts.
CE: Me too! [...]