Tag Archives: boys

Pretend Camping

Posted on March 31, 2012 by vwbug

I paid the money. We were all set to go… and… I asked that we not go. I’ve still got a little bit of a cough going on… hence I didn’t want to spend two nights on an island. Is … Continue reading →

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Lots to Think About

Posted on March 19, 2012 by vwbug

I just dipped into our vacation money I was saving for the snow… my oldest son is not behaving on the pc. We have Win XP 64 on his machine. Nothing works on it. Netnanny, Zone Alarm Extreme and others … Continue reading →

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Pizza President

Posted on March 13, 2012 by vwbug

My son had a project. He had to create a Pizza box about a president. He picked President Ford. Luckily a friend had a book with a couple of pages on him. And a GREAT picture. We enlarged it for … Continue reading →

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Florida and Pools

Posted on February 24, 2012 by vwbug

I have a friend that lived in Texas for many years. In fact that is where her son was born. They love to swim. One of the items discussed by swimmers with small kids is pool fencing. She talked about … Continue reading →

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The Music Bug

Posted on February 22, 2012 by vwbug

Seems my youngest has the music bug… now he wants to play guitar. Of course this occurred after seeing a tv commercial. He is doing quite well on the piano. And the oldest is doing well on the drums. I’m … Continue reading →

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Power Tools

Posted on February 21, 2012 by vwbug

As the boys get older, they are learning how to use power tools. Here is my youngest using the drill… Sorta scary to think they are going to be able to build and take things apart within a few years … Continue reading →

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Mine Don’t Bounce

Posted on February 20, 2012 by vwbug

It’s funny how different things come together to create an odd moment in your mind… I read the following quote: It’s not from the known, but the unknown that creativity and inventiveness are born. Then I remembered the following with … Continue reading →

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Ellis Island?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by vwbug

My youngest had to do a report on Ellis Island. They decided to have the kids dress up from the 1910s and go through the process of ‘immigrating’ to the USA. They had to have a medical exam with ‘shots’, … Continue reading →

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Is It Hot Or Cold?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by vwbug

What a crazy couple of days in Florida. First it is in the mid 80s (F) and now it is in the 60s (F). The problem with this is how to keep you house at a nice temperature. Every morning … Continue reading →

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Another wet day

Posted on January 24, 2012 by vwbug

My oldest son has stopped swimming. Why? Because it is hard work. D’oh. But today he is suppose to start again. We took away his sweets. It has been a week and he asked if he could swim again. Today … Continue reading →

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