Category Archives: Sons

17 Years Ago…

Posted on August 11, 2012 by allthingsboys

17 years ago today, at 2:05 PM, my husband and I welcomed into the world our oldest son. In some ways, Bugs has been eclipsed by his twin brothers coming so soon after him, something that seems quite unfair at … Continue reading →

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16 Years Already?

Posted on July 22, 2012 by allthingsboys

16 years ago today, we went from a family of 3 to a family of 5.  Little did I know the magnitude to which my life would change. As of this writing, I now have three 16 year old sons. … Continue reading →

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Surviving a Scuba Vacation With Teens

Posted on July 16, 2012 by allthingsboys

This past week our family went on a scuba diving vacation to Bonaire.  It was an interesting experiment in togetherness while participating in a sporting activity.   I learned a lot of things, including the fact that staying with three … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC Islands, Bonaire, Brothers, comedy, daily post, faith, Family, family vacation, Inspirational, living, Post of the Day, postaday, Scuba Diving, Sons, Teens, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

The Vitamix Hype

Posted on June 27, 2012 by allthingsboys

Last week my beloved blender died.  Actually, I don’t do the events justice.  I’ve mentioned before that about a year ago I tried Shakeology from Beach Body, and found that it was a great product and have used it a … Continue reading →

Posted in blenders, cuisinart, Family, parenting, Post of the Day, postaday, Sons, Teens, Vitamix, Wiliams Sonoma | Tagged , , , , , | 29 Comments

Why I Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Yardwork

Posted on May 30, 2012 by allthingsboys

I love a well manicured lawn.  Fresh cut grass, thriving shrubs, and magnificent flowering bushes.  Unfortunately, that would be the neighbors yards. I’ve mentioned before that I have a black thumb.  In contrast to my mother who has the greenest … Continue reading →

Posted in comedy, daily post, faith, Family, Gardening, Inspirational, Live, living, Post of the Day, postaday, Power Washing, Sons, Yard Work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

Who Would Want to Read Your Blog?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by allthingsboys

Yesterday evening I sat down to go through my blog reader, but before I clicked on that I had a look at the stats page.  I was excited to see so many countries on there and made a comment to … Continue reading →

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Never Ending Driving Stories

Posted on May 4, 2012 by allthingsboys

I know I’m posting a bit for today, but I missed a couple of days with a lot of stuff on my mind.  This is mostly because I’ve been irritated by the men in my life, and have been just … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, comedy, daily post, faith, Family, Inspirational, New Drivers, nostalgia, parenting, Post of the Day, postaday, Sons, Teen Drivers, Teens, teens driving | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

The Year 2000 Couldn’t Have Been a Leap Year…

Posted on April 26, 2012 by allthingsboys

Today I spent the day going back through my old blogs and correcting oversights (translated into, lack of credit for some photos, cough).  I spent the better part of the day doing this, and right at the end of my … Continue reading →

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Shining Through

Posted on April 24, 2012 by allthingsboys

Trainswhistle had a blog not too long ago about her grandmother’s lilacs.  After reading her beautiful post, I found myself wondering if my lilacs were blooming, so I went out to see.  I was disappointed to see not only the … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, Beauty, Beauty in the world, daily post, faith, Family, flower photography, Flowers, Forgiveness, Inspirational, lilacs, living, nostalgia, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday, Sons, Teens | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Teenagers…

Posted on April 22, 2012 by allthingsboys

I’m so tired I can’t see straight.  My last post was an all day affair; I just couldn’t get going.  I’m going to bed in about 30 seconds, or as long as it takes to post this little ditty.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Brothers, comedy, daily post, faith, Family, Inspirational, Mom of Special Needs Kids, Mothers of Multiples, Post of the Day, postaday, Sons, Teens | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments