Monthly Archives: August 2011

How To Stop The Texting

Posted on August 31, 2011 by allthingsboys

This morning marked the 6th day on the bus for the boys.  Every morning I received texts from them about various things on their way to school.  Yesterday, one of them forgot a badly needed binder. Today was a tattling … Continue reading →

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An Apple is Not a Fruit

Posted on August 30, 2011 by allthingsboys

  Yesterday my DH bought me a Mac for an early birthday present.  It is the first Mac in our house.  This is a big thing.  We aren’t completely ignorant of Apple–we have an ipad, and iphones.  We just haven’t … Continue reading →

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Going To The Movies

Posted on August 28, 2011 by allthingsboys

We go to the movies a lot. For me, it’s one of the best memories from my childhood. See, I grew up in California, the land of make-believe. Things like Disneyland, Hollywood and the Movies were as much a part … Continue reading →

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Hunger, or Happiness?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by allthingsboys

Eight months ago, my DH decided he wanted to go on a diet.  As a child, he was always stick thin, eating whatever he wanted with little consequence.  As years went by, however, poundage accumulated (as it does for all of us), … Continue reading →

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Addendum to Repairs

Posted on August 16, 2011 by allthingsboys

Today I received a most surprising email from Sears Cares Team.  It seems someone there saw my post from yesterday, and felt the need to contact me “to make things right.” I actually have a couple of thoughts on this, … Continue reading →

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Intimate Relationships with Repairmen

Posted on August 15, 2011 by allthingsboys

I think maybe somewhere in an earlier post, I described a torturously comical experience with my dishwasher and its mysterious symptoms and repair.  For a short recap, it worked intermittently (a bit like taking your car in when it makes a “noise”, where, … Continue reading →

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Hiatus Over

Posted on August 15, 2011 by allthingsboys

My hiatus is over, so all of you who signed up to be notified of posts will now be pestered once more. Yesterday I had something happen to me that hadn’t happened in a while.  I had raging hormones, and … Continue reading →

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