Boys Will Be Joys Blog Posts

  • …and we’re off!!!

    …and we’re off!!!

    We are on our way to Pigeon Forge, Tennesse. We are meeting the WHOLE Rennert crew (minus one cousin traveling abroad🥲).  It’s been a few years since we’ve had this opportunity.  We haven’t gathered as a family for a road trip since 2019. That was our newest sister-in-law’s first family vacation (and she still agreeed to Read more

  • I Got a Job!

    I got a job, y’all! Okay, that might be a bit misleading. I need to clarify before my coworkers anxiously start looking for my replacement. I got a job… 5 years ago. (I quit writing my blog shortly after. So, I feel like I need to fill in the time between then and now.) When Read more

  • I’m Back!

    Hey, y’all! I’m blogging again. I’m not really sure why I stopped blogging. I think it was truly just an issue of self-confidence. As I looked back at my blog today, I realized the following: I can’t wait to share more later… Read more

  • Little Wins, Big Victories!

    When we first found out that we were going to move, I remember talking with one of my friends, who was also a client, while her color processed. She and her family had made a big move with her husband’s job, and were getting ready to move away again.  I clearly remember her saying, “You Read more

  • Always lock your doors

    Isaac: Oh yeah, I accidentally left my car unlocked last night, and somebody went through my stuff… Me: What?!?!? Somebody was in your car? Isaac: …and stole my gum! Me: What did they do to your car? Isaac: They took my gum!!! Me: Did they get anything? Isaac: I told you, they got my gum! Read more

  • Try This Cookie

    Isaac made cookies today. Really good cookies – with Fruity Pebbles and white chocolate chips. Isaac asked Russ to try one. Russ said no… Then, before I knew it, this was happening… Then this… Meanwhile, I sat and enjoyed one of those yummy cookies. Not bad! Not bad, at all! Read more