Moms of Boys

 

Sorry to be AWOL from the site the past few weeks, ladies.  I'd been having pain in my left shoulder blade and arm since mid-July. I eventually had an X-ray and an MRI that showed a large herniated area from a disc in my upper back (cervical spine region, which is confusing, since cervical has always meant something else to me). Anyway, there was weakness in my left arm, which concerned the doctor so I had back surgery this past Monday, August 4th, which was one day after my youngest son's 8th birthday party and a few weeks before the chaos of a new school year.  Isn't this the way moms always plan their own schedules -- by how it will affect the kids?  Anyway, 

Hi Ladies,

I hope you are having a great summer so far.  Happy July 4th!  My oldest son, Billy, was born on July 4th in 1991, so we celebrated his 17th birthday yesterday.  17????  I still remember how his tiny hand fit in mine when we walked across the parking lot; for some reason every time I think about holding his hand like that to protect him, I get all teary-eyed.  Maybe it's because he will be going to college next year, and I know that I won't be around to protect him, so to speak, any longer.  I know that he's an extremely responsible, good-hearted young man, and I know he will make good decisions; still, I worry about all that is out there. I also ache at the thought of him no longer living in this house. He and I have such similar tastes in things, and I find we share so many thoughts.  I love watching The Office or The Colbert Report with him because our senses of humor are very much alike.  I just know I'm going to miss him so much as a son - but also as a friend.

I was going through some old photos today, trying to get organized (a neverending job for me); there were a lot of my oldest son, who is a rising senior in high school and will be 17 in July.  I got very sentimental, especially when I came across the School Days scrapbooks that I'd gotten for my two oldest boys -- a book to put their school photos in each school year. 

Hi ladies, In my daily routine and the boys' schedules, one of the things I like to do when I can is to watch the Ellen Show. I love her laid-back, clean sense of humor and think she is quite a natural comedian. I noticed on her website for the show that people can write in and let them know about favorite websites. I'd greatly appreciate it if you were to let them know about www.momsofboys.org -- I have the link posted below, or you can go to her site at www.ellen.warnerbrothers.com and click on the Be a Part of the Show page where the website question is way down near the end.

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/show/respond/?PlugID=9

Thanks so much! Sharon 

Check out the May 7th edition of USA Today! House of Testosterone is mentioned in Craig Wilson's Final Word column. Thanks, Craig!! I've been doing lots of radio interviews lately and have been very busy with baseball schedules for my guys (including keeping up with which car each boy left their baseball equipment bag in). Thanks to those of you who have come to my book readings in North Carolina. I really appreciate it!! Hang in there, Sharon