Category Archives: Ah the Joy of !*&? Family

I inherited quite the snarky humor gene from my father.  So did my brother and to a smaller extent my sister.  I managed to pass it on completely to my youngest two sons, and to a lesser degree, my oldest.  … Continue reading →

So grades came out.  Evan is failing like 4 of his 6 classes.  Luke is getting bad grades in 3 of his.  Monday I had a loooooong talk with Luke to try and get him to understand that he must … Continue reading →

  School pictures of Conor were exceptionally hilarious this year!  Obviously he clashed with SOMEONE just before exposure to film.  Probably the photographer!  Personally I think he should go viral as a Meme on this first one.   But it … Continue reading →

I know that title sounds pretty daffy, but I got the  most wonderful surprise a Wednesday ago when my Ex picked up our sons for his usual dinner.   Now when the pick up and drop off usually happens I’m on … Continue reading →

Well the boy scouts took my kids deep sea fishing.  Translation.  My Ex took my sons on a scouting event on the ocean for fishing.  It was just for a day.  And I could have used the opportunity for many … Continue reading →

*sorry for the week off.  combination of a cold & being super busy at work.  hopefully back to our regularly scheduled snarking.* Every teen goes through about 2-100 years of “finding themselves”.  Most average about 4 years of this before … Continue reading →

God I love my kids.  They are endless sources of love and, more obviously, of amusement! First day of school after a long weekend and its no surprise they slept late.  Rushing them through a quick breakfast and out the … Continue reading →

Yesterday was an exercise in Juvenile Mental Health Laws.  But first a quick background for new readers.  (Because apparently I have readers lol) My oldest son has Aspergers, which is high functioning autism.  He is fully mainstream (which means no … Continue reading →

Family gathering is never without SOME drama! lol  Without my oldest melting down into an Anxiety mess or my youngest stomping off announcing he’s going to kill us all.  But we had ALL the family together for this one. My … Continue reading →