Halcyon Hammocks or Hurricane Hammocks?
They were, however, working together. Which every mother loves to see. However, visions of concussions and broken limbs danced in my head as they roared with happy laughter.
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Boy Quotes and BBQ x 10
Momma–“Hey you guys, are you getting ready or just poking each other’s bellybuttons?”
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Chopping Ice Burgs
Sweet Boy#3–“Don’t touch my toe. It’s hurt.”
Epona the Camp Intern–“I would never touch your toe, hurt or not.”
Sweet Boy#3–“Would you touch Jesus’ toe?”
Epona–“Only if He told me I needed to.”
Sweet Boy#3–“What if touching Jesus’ toe gave you wings?”
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Old Boy Quotes
Sweet Boy#1–“We always look like poor, motherless children because of Theo’s hair. There are squirrel nests in there. That’s why they drop pine cones on his head. They’re feeding their babies!”
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Pre-K Poems
Maybe it was the milk pressure. Maybe my milk pressure was higher and Judah’s milk pressure was lower.
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Empty Bug Jars
I found my box of empty jars, from when my boys were young.
A brush of dust, a ream of rust. I sighed; my heart unstrung.
Stacked all helter-skelter, with holes poked in the lids.
Home to centipedes, pill bugs, and singing katydids.
Missing Trombones, Broken Glasses, Various Injuries, and Zombies … Oh, My?
… reality TV shows of fishermen in the Himalayas looking for man-eating catfish, to every mother’s nemesis … zombie movies! Yes, I had foolishly thought as a young woman that I would never subject myself to a zombie movie. I was wrong.
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The Tyrannical King, Mold, and Multi-Grain Breakfast
Sweet Boy#1–“No moldy food can compare to the moldiness of Theo himself.”
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As Nice As A Dead Rat
Sweet Boy#2–“Hey, Mom. Your hair looks just as nice as a dead rat!”
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Rescue Mice!
Yes, I also let him construct this amazing terrarium out of some old rum bottles, a spaghetti canister, and no small amount of duct tape. What was he intending to house in this multi-level creature habitat?
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