Did I mention in an earlier post the slow bleed feeling that comes with raising teenagers? And the frustrating part of it all, he is a good kid making really really bad choices. After an incredible day off spending time in nature, in a great Yoga class and later on my bike, I get the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘boys’
the slow bleed
Posted in family, kids, life, reflections, Uncategorized, tagged boys, kids, raising boys, speeding tickets, teenagers on October, 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
we all survived
Posted in family, kids, life, reflections, tagged birthday party, boys, family, kids, life, raising kids, sleepovers, smelly boys on September, 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The house is intact. The kids are alive. The basement is aired out. The 12 year old is tired. At one point all the boys were holding their noses and gagging at the smell of someone’s bad gas. The pizza boxes were emptied and the chips were devoured. The sound of the burps and ooohhhs [...]
my mantra for tonight….
Posted in family, kids, life, tagged birthdays, boys, family, kids, life, smelly boys on September, 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A house full of 12 year old boys for a sleepover. A basement full of chips, poptarts, pizza and (ewwww) soda. Video games, movies and pranks….. The smells, the sounds. My mantra: “it will be over soon”…..
Twelve years later….
Posted in family, kids, life, reflections, Uncategorized, tagged birthdays, boys, college, family, high school senior, raising kids, teenagers on September, 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Twelve years ago today my baby, Evan was born. He is an amazing human being with an ‘old soul’; compassionate beyond words, insightful, grateful, funny, caring and intelligent. Twelve years and one day ago, I sat in kindergarten back to school night for my oldest boy, Ty. Tonight I sat in college info night learning [...]
college apps, CPAPS and matching clothes
Posted in autism, family, kids, life, tagged autism, boys, college, cpap, daughters, family, kids, life, raising kids, raising teens, seizures, teenagers on August, 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Things continue to progress in a positive way around here. I can’t believe that I am meeting with college counselors and beginning the process of watching my oldest son make decisions about his future. Of course, this all comes with the grouchiness of a teen and that teen being a male. Communicating is not a [...]
The stolen lunch
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bears, boys, life, nature, teenagers on July, 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just hanging out enjoying the quiet morning; 2 kids at separate camps, teen working landscape. I get a text from the teenager that reads, “Mom, the lunch that you so graciously made for me was just eaten by a bear”….WHAT??? I asked if he got a picture and if he needed a new lunch–for once I [...]
Recent weeks….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, bicycling, boys, dogs, excercising, family, life, meditation, yoga on July, 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Took a bit of a break from blogging…I have been enjoying the summer and the time. My recent weeks I have been a bit manic about exercising. Actually made it to FIVE water aerobics classes last week, and also rode my bike a gazillion (ok , maybe not that many) miles, and walked the fabulous [...]
