The BoneBlog

That’s how old our marriage is. Seven years ago, Greg “willingly surrendered his testicles” to me. * Greg stood in a courtroom at the St. Louis County Courthouse and told Judge DePriest that yes, indeed, he would marry the woman who “seemed very nice at first but is actually crazy enough” to cause some...

Seven Years Young. →

Yesterday, Laurel went outside to play with a neighbor boy in the woods. Ethan desperately wanted to go. He begged me to go. He begged Laurel to let him go. Laurel did not want him to go. I could have forced Laurel and her friend to let Ethan tag along, but I respect Laurel’s need for space. I did not...

Difficult Lessons to Learn. →

Ethan: “Someday can you and Dad buy a book with a lot of researches in it?”

Michelle: “A lot of…researches?”

Ethan: “Yes. A lot of researches. Researches are like plans. I would like a book with a lot of plans.”

Greg dug and dug and dug post holes, both with and without the Bobcat auger (thank you, Jefferson County clay and rock). We found all manner of debris beneath the soil in our yard. We heard stories of a car lying somewhere beneath the fill. There are those who say bodies are buried below our yard. We...

Raised Beds, Phase Two. →

This almost empty peanut butter can really did occupy Vinnie for a very long time. His head was buried in it most of one morning, I believe. But then Greg took mercy on Vinnie and cut the can open so Vinnie could reach the far-away peanut butter. Big softie....

Hours of Entertainment. →

Well, you saw the delivery we got the other day. Today we started our project. Here are a couple of photos – the first taken fairly early in the day (though Greg had done a lot of earth moving by then, as you can see), and the second taken near the end of the day. If I can’t grow something in this, I...

Raised Beds, Phase One. →

Her project about environmentally-friendly insulation is going to the greater St. Louis Fair. Great job, kiddo!...

Congrats, Laurel! →

We received a delivery today. We’re all very excited. And one of us has learned how to stand when talking to the fellas. After limping along for a few years with an in-ground garden – in part because we didn’t want to spend the money if we weren’t going to be here long term, we’re building raised beds...

And Now, For Our Next Trick… →

Our beautiful blonde son with the big, innocent eyes has taken to breaking the ice with strangers by saying, “Before I got kickeded out of school…”

Oh, the reactions.

(Yes, kickeded. He makes everything past tense to double-past-tense.)

First of all, Happy Birthdays to Anita (today) and to PawPaw (tomorrow). May your days be free from all cares! Also, anyone who has been around Ethan lately knows he is absolutely obsessed with outer space. I have fielded more questions about Saturn and Jupiter than I can count. They are, after all,...

Two Things: →

“UNCUFF YOUR BROTHER AND GO SCOOP THE LITTERBOX!!!”

Only here.