12 November 2011

through the eyes of a fifteen-year-old

me: hey alex, can you help me rake the yard?

a: mom, seriously, there is nothing to rake... 

me: right, let's go... 


after we were done, that man-child and i headed to the backyard where he dug the hole we needed to bury his sister's bunny...


have i told you lately how grateful i am for these kids? and how much i love them?



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15 comments:

  1. IzzyNovember 12, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Seriously, mom, I don't see a leaf in that photo. =)

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  2. LisaNovember 12, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    i think we had that same conversation here today...

    so sorry about the bunny..what happened? We had bunnies for many years..my first one lived to be 13 years old.

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  3. SummersStudioNovember 12, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Aww, Alex you are one very sensitive and wonderful man to take care of the resting place for bunny. Oh, and raking up those leaves was wonderful thing to do with your mum. You rock.

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  4. Mary Newton DesignsNovember 13, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    We can never say how much we love them enough. :)

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  5. JenniNovember 13, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    Great job Alex.

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  6. BarbaraNovember 13, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    :) I always loved working with kids his age...still kids in so many ways but so grown up also. They never ceased to amaze me with their fiery idealism and caring ~most of the time ;)~

    Now, I've had the benefit ~with the help of Facebook~ to see so many of them go on to become caring and amazing adults....that's been pretty cool.

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  7. ArtPropelledNovember 13, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Lol... seriously nothing to rake. Gotta love them :-)

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  8. Carol- Beads and BirdsNovember 13, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    I think Alex and my youngest, Kyle are on the same wave length! Amazing how much work they do, when shown where the work IS ~lol~

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  9. Malin de KoningNovember 13, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    LOL

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  10. LelaNovember 13, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Love the conversation!

    Nope, not a leaf in that shot. :)

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  11. Sandra L.November 14, 2011 at 2:46 AM

    I left you a comment on your Flickr page. Your bunny looked so much like mine. I'm so sorry for your family's loss.

    My rabbit is a Polish; what breed was yours?

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  12. BarryNovember 14, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    MD - I'm sure leaf-blindness is a genetic boy thing?? I did have to laugh. Go well. B

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  13. Stories They TellNovember 14, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    Doesn't your son know how zen raking leaves can be? that whole "carrying water, raking stones" thing. I actually enjoy raking leaves if I can get to it before the snow falls!

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  14. Barbara LewisNovember 15, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    This made me laugh. It's like a Seinfeld episode! :-)

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  15. JennNovember 20, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    What a darling brother... isn't it great to watch them grow to human adults you are proud of? I'm watching my nieces grow and they are so precious....

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