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The vampires are staying
Life with boys … why am I typing at 2 in the morning? Because I’m coughing again (still) …. Recently, I started noticing one of my external drives clicking… not constantly, just enough that I know what is coming … and I know because I have heard that sound before, and the last time I… Continue reading
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Never know what I will find on the kitchen table …
Life with boys … never know what I will find on the kitchen table … Continue reading
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Cursive Is a Made-Up Language for Fancy People
Life with boys … “Hey, look at my new mouse pad” … Boy: “Cool, it has a flamingo” … Me: The penny drops, “You can’t read it, can you?” … Boy: “Cursive is a made-up language created by lazy people who think they are fancy” … I’m so fancy (she sings in her head) … Continue reading
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He fought the can …
Life with boys … he fought the can and I still not sure who won … Continue reading
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Moving Into the Big-Boy Place
Life with boys … as of the end of the month the boy will officially graduate and has a real job … but it was with mixed emotions that we helped him move from his school apartment to his new big boy place earlier this week … and he was almost packed when we arrived… Continue reading
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Okay, Confession: I’ve Been Quietly Writing a Book
Okay, confession: I’ve been quietly writing a book. It’s called The Almoster’s Guide to Finishing, and it’s about why smart, capable people — hi, it’s me — let good work sit unfinished forever, and how to stop. I wasn’t hiding it exactly. I just wasn’t ready to talk about it out loud until it was… Continue reading
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My Zombie Apocalypse Survival Odds
Me to AI: If there were a zombie apocalypse, would you save me? Absolutely. I’d help you plan the safest route, ration supplies, identify a defensible shelter, and talk you out of investigating any suspicious noise in the basement. You’d still have to handle the actual zombies, though. I’m better at strategy than melee combat.… Continue reading
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Life with the Beck Family … motor home tales
Life with the Beck Family … motor home tales … as we get into summer, I remembered a while ago I said I would share some of our adventures … remember the motor home was not the Ritz (https://www.facebook.com/danielle.oser/posts/10161609976607898) … we repeatedly made trips from Utah to South Dakota in the box on wheels to… Continue reading
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Morgan’s Mizzou Commencement Program
One more finish line is in sight. Morgan is listed in the University of Missouri’s May 2026 commencement program under Management. The little asterisk beside his name marks him as a Summer 2026 graduate. It is strange to see his name sitting there in an official commencement program after all of the years of school,… Continue reading
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Tyler’s Next Chapter: Teaching?
And here we are again — another one of those “how did we get from there to here?” moments. Tyler has finished his BA in Media Arts and Science, focused on 3D modeling, with a minor in sculpture. He is now working as an elementary paraprofessional and thinking seriously about becoming a teacher. He is… Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.
