Category Archives: The Boy

The Perks of Being the Youngest

Pip bought her little bro a bow-tie- a real one, that needs to be tied, not a clip on. This morning for church she tied it for him, too, and he looked quite spiffy. “You’re so lucky to have such good big sisters,” I said. “Hmph,” he groused, uttering his eternal complaint about being the […]

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They Grow UP

Today the 13 year old went and helped my mom put up her tree and decorate it. She found an old picture of him when he was about 4 or 5 standing in front of the tree looking adorable in a little vest, bow tie, dress shirt and slacks, longish hair (kind of a Dutch […]

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The Boy in the Woods

The boy went for a walk in the woods. He’s going hunting this weekend, and the plan was for him to look for signs of deer. He walked down by the creek and saw that a large tree had tipped across the creek. If you click on the picture you might see the boy, and […]

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Boys

Shasta has taken his family on vacation- they took a train to Texas and now are in an R.V. with his dad and brother driving up through Colorado.  We all miss the little ones very much (and their parents, too, of course, but no, mostly, the little ones). Here’s part of an email the Equuschick […]

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Cloudy with a chance of decision

No, I’m not talking about whether Palin will run or not. The Boy has been doing yardwork for Granny Tea, for which she pays him a ridiculous amount because she is a Grandmother. I had a convoluted question from said Boy regarding buying squirt guns and other water/sun related toys when we got to the […]

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