{"id":2690,"date":"2010-07-30T14:11:47","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T18:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2010-07-30T14:11:47","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T18:11:47","slug":"om-life-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/om-life-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"OM :: The Life with Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boys-at-red-rocks.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"boys-at-red-rocks\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2693\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boys-at-red-rocks.jpg 375w, http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boys-at-red-rocks-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>Overall, it&#8217;s been a fun week on vacation in Colorado with lots of activities and mostly fine weather.  What I forget before coming here twice a year is that I will be the lone female.  Three adult males and two little boys all living in the same space with me.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve mentioned that as a child I envied boys their freedom.  To always wear pants\/shorts, take shirts off and never reminded to be &#8220;ladylike,&#8221; I thought they had it made.  I wished I were a boy on many occasions, but knew that was impossible.  I have a distinct memory of making a wish for all boys when I became a mom in the future.  Ha!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nBetween protecting my space in the common bathroom, eyes always looking to me for meal planning and the general mess in every area, I realized that boys are wondrous.  I don&#8217;t understand them all the time and I sometimes long for a female ear or a commiserating female look, but on the whole, I really enjoy the difference between us.  Even with towels and shoes on the floor, clothes used for napkins and the irritating smacking of lips by both old and young men, I can sit back and revel in boy joy.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve never been a mom who wanted a girl and ended up with two boys.  I&#8217;m a mom who is very happy to have two healthy, wonderful, mysterious creatures.  A pretty good moment that can last a lifetime.<br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<center>:::<\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alamodestuffblog.com\/2010\/04\/organizing-meet-up-om-one-moment-wanna.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"om [one moment] meet up\" src=\"http:\/\/i748.photobucket.com\/albums\/xx125\/alamodestuff\/OM_alamodemeetupbutton.jpg\" class=\"alignleft height=\"90\" width=\"125\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>OM is *one moment* and is a meetup designed to notice &#038; relish a moment in everyday life.  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