Something stinky this way comes....

The Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet is coming up this week. Each boy was asked to decorate a cake with their father.....

 I can think of no cake that screams more quintessential Buddy than a toilet cake filled with poop and pee (or jell-o and tootsie rolls, whichever way you want to think of it). Buddy didn't even come up with the toilet plan, that was his pal Noa being the mastermind of pure evil genius!!! Of course, Noa said he was thinking about what Buddy would like when he came up with the plan. Pretty certain he hit the nail on the head!!!! Trust me, it looks better in person....of course it would have looked even better if I hadn't broken the bundt cake when I was putting it on the platter. Oh well, these boys didn't care as long as they got to play with poo, they were happy!

 Of course when you're playing with poo you've got to do this at least once.....or 100 times!!!

So all in all a super fantastic, ready for our best cake award, day!

Spelling magic....

When Buddy was little we'd sing songs to help him remember how to spell his spelling words....

I guess sometimes you have no control with the silly things your parents do that end up getting stuck in your head.  Thanks for that mom and dad!!!  In other related news, Buddy always gets a perfect score on his spelling tests! So all in all a super fantastic, whatever works, day!

Religiosity.....

Frequently I worry that I might not be doing the best job of raising Buddy. I mean he's loved....boy is he loved, but then there is a whole religious aspect that is completely missing for Buddy. Being Mormon in a house married to an anti-Mormon isn't really what it's cracked up to be, so I usually remain silent, only insisting Buddy accompany me to church on Sundays. Sometimes I feel bad about that....actually, I take that back, sometimes I feel really bad and guilty about that thinking that he's not going to turn out as amazing as he could be if he had a strong religious foundation like I had growing up. Sundays are usually the worst for my self imposed guilt trips....Buddy hates going to church (who can blame him, there are a million more awesome things to be be doing than sitting still for 3 whole hours listening to grownups blather on about being good). Today while I was in Relief Society his Primary teacher came up to tell me what a joy Buddy was to have in her class. All I could think was, "oh no, what has he done now"....truth be known, he usually complains about this teacher because she makes him sit still and listen, so I thought for sure he had acted up and she was trying to kill me with kindness. She assured me she wasn't, but she wasn't talking anymore about it...and she was a little teary, so I didn't press her and decided to go straight to the source. I asked Buddy what happened in class.... here it goes. Buddy was in his class with 6 other boys, his teacher had made Musabi's (a delicious local treat made with spam) for them because one of the boys had his birthday. Unfortunately, the teacher hadn't made enough. She handed the last Musabi out to Buddy...there was one boy left without a treat. Let me just say this, Buddy LOVES Musabi's, anytime we go to the grocery store he looks to see if they have any (they are usually sold out first thing in the morning). So Buddy told me that he gave half of his Musabi to the kid that didn't get one. Then he said that he noticed the teacher didn't get any, so he gave half of his to her. When I told him what a good kid I thought he was, he said he was just doing what he thought was right. So I may not have a kid that knows his scriptures or even says daily prayers, but he is amazing in his own right and I am more than good with that.  I really needed a reminder that religion really isn't about quoting scriptures but being good to your fellow man, I love this boy....

Even if he made me stay up 3 hours past his bedtime doing his homework tonight that he procrastinated ALL WEEKEND LONG.....Ok, well, I may have had something to do with the helping of the procrastination....

I just can't help but think weekends are really for playing and not for homework, but maybe that's just me! So all in all a super fantastic, getting a reminder,day!

Banana pee.....

Buddy chopped down one of our banana tree's with a machete today.....

 Wish I'd caught the first chop into the tree because it looked like the tree was peeing...hmmmmm....banana pee...next time I'm totally bottling it, I'm pretty certain I could make a fortune!!!!

So all in all a super fantastic, chopping things down with our machete, day!

Hugs....

We like to give hugs around here....

Whether you like it or not!!!!! So all in all a super fantastic, smothering hugs=love, day!

Working in your favor.....

I took the boys hiking today....

We turned around after they slid down this.....

Apparently, I am not very tech savvy because my "video" of them ended up being a time lapsed video that you can't actually see anything because it goes so fast. Anyway, they both refused to do it again after I figured out my mistake, because the water was so cold. I thankfully, got a free pass from having to participate in this particular activity because I'm on my period.....again..... Hmmmmmm,  I think this may be the first time in my life I've actually been happy about being on my period!!!!! In other news, boys will always be boys....

And Shane will always want to have the bigger stick! So all in all a super fantastic, hiking up and sliding down day! 

Hobos for Hoboken...

Two days ago Buddy asked for me to pack him a home lunch. Not just any home lunch, but a "hobo" home lunch (errr, not sure of the political correctness of this post, but hey, just go with it). Ask and you shall receive is what I always say...or the scriptures, one of us says that anyway.....

 That would be beenie-weenies since I'm not quite a hobo cuisine connoisseur and wasn't quite sure what that meal would even consist of! Of course when you eat like a hobo, you have to put on a grumpy old man face to complete the look (pretty certain that's in the handbook)....

In other less awkward news, we finished our Valentines....

Those are little windup robots he's handing out. He was so happy about them that when we finished, he thanked me and gave me a hug and a kiss! Best boy I've ever had, that's for sure!!!! Last night while he was doing his homework he popped in a 50's CD and then asked me to dance with him. I am fully aware of his homework avoidance maneuvers, but I took the bait, because seriously, the teen years are knocking on our door (he showed me he has ONE dark, long underarm hair...and he keeps showing me because he thinks it's awesome....along with the stench that is permeating from his underarm region)! So all in all a super fantastic, gearing up for our political careers, day!

Wave Riders....

The boys wanted to catch some seriously huge waves today. I actually wanted them to stay alive. I think this was a fabulous compromise....

So all in all a super fantastic, stayin' alive, day!

Officially

Unofficially, I think there may be something wrong with this kid. Here he is beating himself up to see if his foam hat works....

Then he is put on my makeup when he should have been sleeping (although, I admit this one was slightly ingenious because it waylaid sleep time for an entire hour!)

Today, while we were hauling a lot of rubbish into a trailer bound for the dump, he decided he should feather dust our driveway (of course with a feather duster we found in the shed on our property that was all gross and mangy)...

Officially, I think this boy is the bees knees! So all in all a super fantastic, biggest goober on the planet, day!

Workin' it.....

Buddy has hand writing issues. It's a widely known fact, and if you've ever gotten a handwritten letter from him, consider yourself blessed because the boy would rather type on a computer than actually hand write anything. Anyway, it's a problem. Recently, it's become a really big problem at school so his teacher recommended this.....

Yep, that's right, old school coloring book and crayons! Buddy absolutely refused to color when he was little, he'd actually cry if I attempted to force him (OK, I don't remember that I actually forced him, but I'll still try to shift the blame his way). I do remember that anytime I brought out the crayons there was no interest whatsoever (I'm sure my walls were always thankful for that).  So today along with our usual homework, we colored. While we were coloring he kept marking swatches of color on the side so he could tell what color it was, and then of course reading the label to see if he was correct. If you were wondering, he didn't get any of his color guesses right, but knowing your colors is highly overrated (especially if you're horridly colorblind)....take that kindergarten!!! So all in all a super fantastic, genius mind did not extend to the hand, day! 

Hats....

Thank goodness Buddy put on a hat today since it was so cold.....

Perhaps some clothes would have been a good option too, but what do I know? So all in all a super fantastic, not cold anymore, day!

Jobs....

Buddy has been excelling at his jobs recently..That would be the job of watering the flowers when he gets home from school and.....

taking selfies in the car.....

Well, that one is an unofficial job, but he really excels at it, so I thought I should mention it! In other news, tomorrow is my last day of jury duty (I'm totally knocking on wood on that one). All I have to say is, holy bananas! Thank goodness we all have our own interests, because listening to lawyers is not on my list of interesting at all! So all in all a super fantastic, doing our jobs, day!

Perilous....

Buddy got himself ready for the walk to school this morning.....

I hadn't realized that traffic hadn't gotten so perilous! In other news, I took my boy to the beach...

The waves were totally tame....which means only one thing....AVOID THE WATER AT ALL COST and insist on a sandball fight with your mother! At least that's what Buddy told me was suppose to happen. So all in all a super fantastic, keeping it safe and cleaning out our nooks and crannies, day!

Jobs....

I had a job to make sure to take lots of pictures of Shane's birthday party this week and post for my MIL to see. Buddy had a job to label the food at the party as to whether it was spicy or not. Apparently, one of us is excelling at their job while the other turned out to be an overwhelming underachiever....

So all in all a super fantastic, thank goodness it wasn't a paid gig on my behalf, day!