Ouch!!!

I volunteered to help at Buddy's school yesterday for picture day. I came home and complained to Shane about how rude I thought a male teacher was to me, seriously I'm a volunteer(translation, be nice to me). Buddy snuck in the room while I was complaining and said, "mom, how come you complain about everyone so much". Wow, the truth stings a bit I must say. My only defense is I only have Shane to vent to. Unfortunately where Shane and I are, Buddy is sneaking around to have a listen, that and honestly I'm crabby! So back to happier days...

Thank goodness I have proof that I'm not such a crab apple, because this was only 2 days ago!
So all in all a super fantastic, aiming to be more like Buddy, day@

The Signs....

I'm pretty sure posted signs are more for guidelines than strict adherence right? I mean you can't believe everything you read! Take this one for example...

I mean, they explored the area for a whole 30 minutes and they still didn't see any hot lava like the sign warned about, what a waste! Then they crossed the fence to this beauty and didn't even fall into a bubbling steam vent....

Then Buddy hung on the bars and didn't even fall 500 hundred feet to his death (yea, I feel weird about even joking about this one, but in my defense there wasn't a sign therefore it is pure game in the land of jokes)...

As far as joking goes I believe all is fair game, especially in the art of love and war. According to my Romeo (that'd be Buddy) his girlfriend broke up with him when he played a prank on her while she was in the bathroom. He was a little bummed about it, but seriously a first grader that is already pulling pranks on his girlfriend, while she is in the bathroom, nonetheless, gets seriously high rankings with me!!!
So all in all a super fantastic, pull my finger, day!

Smarty Pants...

Did you know that the other day while Buddy was in class, his teacher gave them a math problem and then after the allotted time the teacher gave them the answer. Buddy corrected her and conceptualized why she was wrong, and she agreed. Genius, I think it has a lot to do with our poopy sense of humor, but bowels if I know!
So all in all a super fantastic, did you know that I'm Buddy's classroom mom (I have no idea what it means but it sure sounds awesome), day

Rhyme Time...

We've taken Dr. Seuss to a whole new level. Sometimes reading is a whole lot funner (that's totally a word, right) when you can act it out. See! He is better than the Cat in the Hat. He can do this....

He can do that....

In other news, Buddy has a fascination/addiction with America's Funniest Video's. Today after school we're having a brainstorming idea party (OK it's just us two), to figure out what we should videotape. Hopefully it doesn't involve anything that lands one of us in the ER, cause seriously AFV is starting to look a little more like jacka$$ these days and I'm not down with that!
So all in all a super fantastic, we're going to be on TV, day!

Dr. Seuss?

Yesterday when Buddy came home from school, I had him read THE CAT IN THE HAT to me. I think that must have put him in a whimsical Seussy mood cause when he woke up this morning (6:48, not that I was cringing in horror at the earliness of it), he asked for green eggs and ham...

Shhhh, don't tell him we didn't have ham so it was turkey instead. He also asked me to pack him a lunch. He usually just buys his lunch, but every once in a while he gets a kick out of taking his lunch. It must've been quite a while since the last kick, since I found an old stinky lunch in his lunch box. I'll just say gross and move on the the next subject, which will be girlfriends. Buddy told me last night that he has a new girlfriend named "Marine", she's the one that he put his arm around and waited with while her sister was coming to get her. I asked him what happened to Jasmine (the one from two weeks ago). "Oh, she's my ex-girlfriend now". Really, my boy is that much of a player that by month's end he'll have "dated" all the girls in his class? Yeah, probably. His teacher was sitting beside me while we watched Buddy busting the moves on Marine, she suggested Shane give him some lessons. I don't think he needs them, and I'm starting to think that perhaps I don't have that 10 years to wait to worry about my boy getting into trouble with the girls, it's starting now.
So all in all a super fantastic, why is he growing up, day

Honesty is the best policy...

Sometimes we pretend we're fancy and go to a resort swimming pool, because it is not freezing like our own, and they have way better scenery. The problem with that is we're not suppose to go to them, unfortunately Buddy knows this, so unfortunately Buddy thinks his mom is dishonest. I'd like to agree. We rarely go, we usually just take someone to lounge about when they are visiting us. Currently Shane's sister and husband are hanging with us (oh, and did I mention that we have frequent house guests, so that rarely may be a tad more often). Thank goodness his uncle Jae was there to distract him from his mom's illegal activities....


By the way, have I mentioned this kid is ready for show buisness. Seriously, all that he needs is a mom in jail and he is on his way to be a childhood star! Oh, in that case I think he should just tell me thanks for my law abiding sacrificing and be on his way! (By the way mom and dad, it's not a huge offense, it's just frowned upon).
So all in all a super fantastic, law abiding, or not, day!

Babies...

Everyone on this island is pregnant, well, everyone but me....and the males of our species of course. Lately I've been pretending I'm crafty and can make my own gifts to take to the never ending stream of baby showers. Buddy has not taken this too lightly, last time we were at the fabric store...i.e. Wal-Mart (we're fancy here, remember) I was told which material should be used for his shirt. Well, here it is completed....

Cross-eyes are not included, just an added bonus! I do think the eyes add a little panache to the shirt.
So all in all, a super fantastic, pretending we're crafty, and possibly crazy, day!

Mother Huggers...

It seems like I've landed on an island of huggers, not even partial awkward side hugging is permissible, it's full on body contact (sometimes in conjunction with a double cheek kiss )! So what to do when you're not a hugger (or a cheek kisser for that matter)? No really, tell me, everyone wants a hug and those are usually only provided to this little guy....

I mean who wouldn't want to hug that! Today we had a play date with our friends in Kona and a complete stranger hugged me (sadly, it's not the first time). Hmmmm, maybe this island living will make me a nicer, friendlier person, ahhhh, who am I kidding?
Whelp, tomorrow is always another day ( I know, I'm pretty deep).
So all in all a super fantastic, shrieking from the body contact, day.

Bragging rights....

Yesterday Buddy had a friend over to play. During their "manly" conversations I overheard Buddy bragging about his girlfriend Hemi... you know the girl that races go-carts. On Monday Hemi starts her first day of first grade, so Buddy called her to wish her luck. Wanna know what I overheard during that conversation (which by the way was on speakerphone and filled with all kinds of funny quips by a certain little man related to me). "Hemi, I can't wait to marry you so we can have the kiss of our lives"! Seriously?
Of course later he confided that he's already snuck some kisses, but watch out for those fireworks during their wedding. Reminds me of a Sandra Dee movie, complete with Buddy losing a shoe and kicking his foot up when he kisses Hemi (tell me I'm not the only Sandra Dee fanatic that understands this reference).
Well Hemi, we hope you have a great first day of school, and Buddy wishes he were there to give you a good luck kiss!
So all in all a super fantastic, kissy kissy, day!

Teamwork...

Isn't it amazing what you can do when you pull together as a team? Buddy and I had a meet the teacher conference at school yesterday, kinda silly I think since we talk to the teacher every day to make sure we stay on track, but well worth it since Buddy introduced me to his newest girlfriend Jasmine. She is beautiful and smart and runs away when he tries to hug her! I thought maybe he was thinking of settling down, but then realized that Buddy ran to hug every single kid that came in the classroom, the other parents were shocked at how shy he is, but we're working on it. The only time I think I've actually ever seen that kid shy was two days ago when he biked past the neighbors car and accidentally knocked of a car ornament (it is a really, really old car). I made him go next door and tell what happen and apologize. I'm not sure if shy is really the word, but he was very hesitant, but he did it and the neighbor was super nice about it. Anyway, back to our teamwork, another kid not knowing who is ride was after school yesterday, came to us crying. Good ole' Buddy put his arm around him and patted his arm, soothing him with words of comfort. I'm starting to wonder if Buddy is really a 60 year old man, I'm also starting to wonder if I forgot to pick up Buddy would he even notice?
Anyway, I'm missing the beach(it's been a whole week and it's always all about me) so hopefully we'll come up with some more awesome teamwork skills that involve the ocean when Buddy gets out of school today!
So all in all a super fantastic day!
P.S. Mom, Buddy was asking if he could go sky diving for his 8th birthday (since he knows he needs to be older to do that) or perhaps buy a motorcycle to drive to school for his 7th, what do you think?

Play much?

So all in all a super fantastic, getting dirty and loving it, day!

National Joke Day!

Did you know that today (OK in two hours from now Hawaii time) is National Joke Day?

I think I might know a kid that thinks this day is just for him. I think I also might know a kid that packed a joke book to take to school tomorrow! Heaven help Mrs. Johnson and the onslaught of joking tomorrow.
So all in all a super fantastic, what do you call feet that have stepped in honey? sweet feet, day!

My hero!

So in Buddy's class is a little girl that seems very anxious and very shy. I usually see her dad helping her/pulling her into the classroom and encouraging her that she'll be OK. Today when the bell rang for school to be dismissed, I was ready to roll with my Budster, Budster had other plans. He noticed that the girl was frozen by the doorway almost crying. She said that her sister was picking her up today and hadn't quite made it there yet. My boy put his arm around her, sat her down on the bench right outside the classroom and then told her that his mom would read them a story until her sister got there (which we did). What a sweet little boy I have there, if I do say so myself! Here he is enjoying the good life...

So all in all a super fantastic, super hero, day!

Health Buff?

So after our bike ride today, Buddy walked in and took off his shirt. Then he said "OK mom take off your shirt so we can see how skinny you are now". I lifted my shirt and sucked in my belly, unfortunately it wasn't enough because Buddy said, "nope, it (the exercise) didn't work for you, you're still fat, nice try though". Wowzers! I didn't quite consider myself morbidly obese, but after hanging with that boy I think I may get a complex! (In my defense it's that time of the month and I'm bloated.... OK, it is that time of the month at least). I guess I see an appointment with Jillian Micheal's in the morning.


So all in all a super fantastic, trying to suck it in, day!

Special Delivery?

Buddy has had kids on the brain, today while we were leaving school he spotted a three year old girl. He pulled me by the arm down to his level so he could whisper in my ear "hey mom, when you adopt a kid, make it that(pointing to the girl) size". Yesterday at the dinner table we were talking about how lucky we were to have him, at that point he complimented Shane on his working "balls". Hmmm, should I be embarrassed or proud of my boy's fundamental knowledge of reproduction? I'll totally go with proud-I am a nurse after all!
Tomorrow is Buddy's "special day" at school, he provides the snack and gets to share his favorite....whatever. My boy picked his army outfit. He told me that he wants to join the Army so he can be the gunner on the tank. The mommy in me is really, really, really hoping that his colorblindness excludes him from this job just in the off chance that he doesn't change his mind. Buddy is so excited about this day he even helped me make the snack to take (fruit kabobs) and told his class to be ready for their "pants to be knocked off" (his teacher was of course the one to relay this statement).
So all in all a very super fantastic day!

Churchy?

So Buddy refused to go to Primary again, instead wisely using his time to feel the spirit while engaged in drawing pictures of "death and destruction". Yep, that's my boy drawing numerous pictures of tanks, helicopters with missiles and dead army men while attending classes with me. He was so proud of himself that he kept showing each new picture to the one year old girl that was toddling back and forth across the aisle to us (more specifically Buddy). The upside of all his shenanigans and impressing the girl was that he revoked his "no Chinese adoption" ban. He loved playing with that girl so much that he told me that he loves babies and was ready to make the leap(i.e. adopt), even if the baby speaks Chinese.
So all in all a super fantastic, feeling the spirit, day!

Rich?

Overheard in Buddy's classroom yesterday:

Buddy: My mom is going to buy me a remote control helicopter today!
Boy: (with disbelieving face) are your parents rich or something?
Buddy: Yes! My parents have $199 between them

Don't be jealous of our hordes of cash, thankfully we've made a wise investment with most of that stash...

I'll have to check the portfolio in order to give you the numbers for the annual growth rate on that particular investment!
So all in all a super fantastically rich day!

The Nutty Professor....

Buddy's teacher (whom I love) compared Buddy to the Nutty Professor today...


Hmmmm, I think I see a bit of a goofy resemblance! Yesterday she told me he was smart but was taking a really, really, really long time to complete his school work. Being the mean mom I am, and obviously on a roll from the pseudo-seizure incident from before, I had some serious talking to that boy of mine. So when I went to pick him up today she told me how he reminded her of the Nutty Professor...so many thoughts running through his mind that nothing was quite reaching the paper. Well, I'm proud to announce that she was more than pleased with his performance today and then showed me his national test scores, which were phenomenal, but I'm not bragging. Look, he's so smart he can levitate things with his mind...

OK, now I am bragging!
So all in all a super fantastic, look out world, here comes the next Albert Einstein (OK,his scores weren't that phenomenal, but moms are allowed to stretch the truth a bit, right?), day!

Jealous?

Today my parents sent me some pictures of a hail storm they had in Utah. I'm returning the favor by sending them pictures of my always warm and sunny Waikoloa...

This is the sunset from today. Buddy has now scheduled family gatherings for every Tuesday and Friday on the lanai for the "sunset show" (not sure why he picked those days, but I'm going to try to pencil it in)!
So all in all a super fantastic, it's my sister's birthday, day!

Psuedo....

As a nurse my HUGEST pet peeve is when a patient is lying about their symptoms to get attention. Number one on the list are those with diagnosed "pseudo-seizures". I've had patients/along with their family members straight faced tell me that they suffer from pseudo-seizures and how concerned they are about them. Ummmm, for those of you who don't understand the lingo let me lay it out for you.... Pseudo=FAKE. So today I got a call from the school nurse that Buddy was sick and that I needed to pick him up immediately. His diagnosis (made by me, I play a doctor on TV you know)....PSEUDO-SEIZURES. The boy was twitching his arms, legs and face erratically, mysteriously the onset seemed to coincide with some writing assignments (some one's archenemy of school work). Believe me, he didn't fool anyone, the school was just being precautionary by sending him home. So what do you do with a case of the pseudos? Well, you force them to write an apology note to their teacher, then you have school. Let me rephrase that, you have school writing, writing and more writing, well past the time that school would normally been released because your mom is just that upset. The last step in the coping process is to cover your head in embarrassment...

So much for the loving school thing!
So all in all a pseudo-fantastic, day?

Intermission...

You know, really great things come to those that wait...


And really great drugs make you forget about the waiting!!!

All in all a super fantastic, Buddy still loves school so 2 down a million or so more days of school to go, day!

The difference...

Today was Buddy's first day of first grade! Whilst all the other moms and dads were walking their kids into the classroom and helping them get settled, I got an inglorious peck on the lips and a "bye mom". When I went to pick him up, he was grinning ear to ear, saying that he had a fantastic day. The first story he told me about his day was that he colored two pictures of bears, one green and one yellow and his teacher actually praised him for the job instead of being upset that the bears were not realistic colors like a previous teacher that we know (Mrs. X., p.s. Mrs. X. coloring just isn't that fun when most of the colors look gray BECAUSE YOU ARE COLOR BLIND). When he left he told his new teacher that he wished he could stay longer! I guess I can strike home schooling of my list!!!! Yipee! I cannot express how happy I am about his new teacher (even if he did confide in me that she has scary teeth)!!!!!!!
So all in all, a super fantastic, loving our new teacher, day!!!!