Doesn't yours?...

Buddy has been practicing his writing and sounding out words to spell them. I think he's doing fabulous...

Wouldn't you agree? (By the way, mine does too after a great burrito)
All in all a super fantastic, learning day!

1000 words...

The end...
All in all a super fantastic, hair-splitting, day!

Hey, where did everybody go?

Yesterday we went to the Sand Dunes. It was Buddy and my first time and we'll have to say it was quite fantastic. We arrived well past dark, but with the full moon it was still fantastic, and I'm not sure what time we finally settled down to sleep. When we woke up this morning (which was way too early-I didn't need a clock to know that), Buddy was more than excited to begin his day of play. He also woke up speaking Spanish-seriously he asked me how I was doing and then translated himself (yay his school). So we decided to adventure quite a bit, I think we got a little dirty, and I think we are both putting an ATV on our Christmas list, so Santa if you're reading this these pictures are for you:



By the way Santa, safety is important, perhaps a helmet in the size smallish would be a lovely stocking stuffer?


We promise to be good, and not make too much of a mess...

Umm, never mind Santa, strike that last statement!...



All in all, another super fantastic day!

Is there something on my nose?

We went to a fantastic place today, a place where you can satisfy your need to wear a plastic nose...

There are people of all sizes (even if you are afraid to get to close to them, despite the fact that you think they are the coolest people ever)...

They even have elephants...

But most importantly, this place is so fantastic it makes you want to crawl into dad's lap and stare in wonderment at seriously the Greatest Show on Earth...

All in all a super fantastic(in case you couldn't tell)day!

Disappointments...

Last night I got to leave early from my shift. Which was fantastic news, since today's agenda was filled with me getting a hairdo, makeup professionally done and donning on a very fancy dress! Then the rain came, and left, then came again a few more times for my fancy plans to be dashed! Oh well, at least Buddy got to don on his fancy outfit...

However, it seems we may be confused about which holiday we're going to be celebrating next...


Guess you can't have too much of a good thing, right?
All in all a super fantastic, (is it weird that our Christmas tree is up?), day!

The "D" word, nope it's not dynamite....

So I think I used to be a sailor in my past life. I have a swearing problem, at least when I get frustrated (but then again I don't know too many people who swear just for the fun of it that are older than 21). I thought I hid my language problems well, obviously not too well when the Budster was playing a simple game of checkers. He made a move, his cousin countered his moved and jumped him and Buddy smooth as silk looked down and said "d%mnit". Wow, just hand me that Mother of the Year Award, I totally have it in the bag this year! So what do you do after you ruin a nice game of checkers while playing with your cousins? Glad you asked, first you ponder why your mother isn't working on the seven seas with the other sailors...

Then once you get over the fact that your mother is totally lame, you run around with a better crowd...

And before the night falls, you forgive your mother for her potty mouth (that is after she eats some soap) and play a game of glider catch (see I'm not totally lame, I do have a few good points)...

All in all a super fantastic, washing my mouth out with soap, kinda day!

As luck would have it....

I have to profess my profound luck at work lately. Today I got to stay home, which wasn't too exciting until I picked up the boy from school and then took him to his cousin's house. Sara was having quite the birthday extravaganza. This picture is pretty fuzzy so use your imagination of about 20 kids in a basement, dancing in the dark....

Yes, it was that spectacular...

You can never have too many cousins!!!
All in all a super fantastic, maybe I'll never go back to work, day!

Crowd Pleaser...

So yesterday Buddy skipped school, long story, but it was a family thing. Anyway, when I picked up Buddy from school I was curious what his reason to his teachers would be for missing yet another day of school...

Me: What did you say to your teachers about missing school yesterday?
Buddy: Nothing, they thought I went to Disneyland, they were so excited I didn't want to disappoint them. So I didn't say anything.

OK, he was just so cute explaining why he didn't tell his teachers that I giggled on the inside, reserving my speech on honesty for a later day.
After school we went to do a few physics projects with some of the cousins...


Don't be too jealous of our extremely technical supplies!
All in all a super fantastic, stretching the truth, kind of day!

Road Rage...

All in all a very super fantastic, family day(OK, I just have to include this picture because I think Buddy is just so stinkin' cute)!

The back of my car...

A super fantastic, happy grandparents day!

(I think there may be a theme going on here!)

Saturdays...

Have you ever wondered what you should do on a day off of school, when you don't like school. Oh, I've got it, go to a school and have another day of school?...




If that doesn't boost your academic morale, maybe hanging out in the throw away pile will get you in the mood!

So all in all a super fantastic, hey I thought this wasn't a school day, day!

Repercussions...

So after a total of 9 days in front of the television watching way too many cartoons, we've had an unforeseen side-effect. Not only can I sing the entire Johnny Test theme song (impressive right?), but Buddy has a new love in his life...


This morning we stopped at my parents house to pick up his hat on the way to school and he notified my dad that he'll still drive a train when he grows up, but Sonic the hedgehog is his new favorite. He's already ordered his Sonic the hedgehog costume for Halloween and is planning a super fantastic Sonic birthday party (too bad he wasn't born 16 years earlier when Sonic was actually the fad and party supplies were available, of course I was only 2 then!). Anyway, we are going to have a fantastic bash, thank goodness for creative people and eBay!
So for now a super fantastic, hedgehoggy, day

Odor Eaters...

Buddy has manly feet, not as in big as a man, just stinky like a man's. When he took off his shoes after school, Shane wouldn't get near him (I on the other hand work with way stinker things, so not quite so bothersome)! We begged and pleaded for the boy to get in the bath and wash the stink off. Content with his own foul smell, there he sat on the couch with his arms folded, that is until the battalion was complete...

Ahhh, I must admit I must be a genius! Call me anytime for your origami needs, now if I could whip up something that would get the boy to sleep in a timely fashion (maybe I'm not so much a genius)!
All in all a super fantastic, smelling quite nicely now, day!

Fred, or was your name Fredetta?

We got some fantastically wonderful plates in the mail today...


They make us happy, and are quite useful to hold our food (what a concept). You know what else makes us happy... can you see that guy in the corner, he's back, and we kind of missed him...

All in all a super fantastic, who knew a plate could be so much fun, day!

Putting the foo in foose...

Today was the first day that I got to hang out with Buddy after school, after him being sick for so long, and me working way more night shifts than I ever want to repeat again, EVER. It was fantastic, we ditched our homework and went swimming, seriously 2 1/2 weeks without us swimming is big news! Good thing Buddy's fins are still working quite well. He made sure to show everyone who would look that he can totally dive to the bottom of the deep-end, and then to show off for a little bit we swam laps with the swim team that was practicing. Yippee for feeling good, health is highly underrated. After our swim we decided to do a little friendly competition. Buddy asked if he could win, so how do you turn that request down (besides, what's friendlier than that)? We're winners you know...


All in all a very super fantastic day!

The resurgence of the seventies...

Hey dad (aka Shane), look what we found! Don't be jealous, I know you're totally reliving your childhood playground dreams. It's right next door to Donna's new house, and to that I say AWESOME!!!!



All in all a super fantastic, thank goodness tonight is my last night shift of 5 in a row because I'm tired, day!