The Golden (slide) Rule.....

Today was Buddy's Family History Presentation at school. To say he was excited would be quite the understatement. As soon as he got out of bed he put on his "presentable presentation outfit"....

When I told him he should put on something presentable, I really did just mean a shirt that fit (hopefully, without stains on it), but he took it to a whole new level of AWESOME! Anyway, the kids were patiently waiting in the classroom for all the parents to come and walk through and visit them at their booth. I don't mean to brag, but I totally will, Buddy's was awesome, and most of the parents came to tell me how great they thought he did and how knowledgeable he was about his topic.....but then again when your project is on the topic of AWESOME, it's bound to be good! So here are some pictures from the "museum"....

That's his awesome slide ruler....just in case you didn't know, according to Buddy it's awesome because it can double things (I'm sure the mathematicians of the world would agree that's the most awesome feature of a slide ruler.....snicker, snicker)

 Buddy explaining to a parent about the  slide ruler, I tried to overhear him, but he's becoming a big boy and a teenager too quickly and  was slightly frustrated at my hovering.....just wait till his first (and perhaps all ) date(s), then I'll show him hovering!

 See it's so good, Buddy had to look at his own project again, he even got accolades and head rubs from his classmates!

It's always good to share your awesome feelings with your friend, well as long as your friend doesn't mind you smooshing them to death!

So all in all a super fantastic, fantastic feeling....

day!

Presentations are for monkey's....

Buddy has a family history project due tomorrow. He has been VERY EXCITED about this project because it includes papaw, the military,  airplanes and a slide ruler, seriously, you can't go wrong with any of those! On Thursday the class is hosting a museum for the parents to walk through and get taught by the kids at each booth, so I'll leave some of the pictures until then, but I will show you my absolute favorite part of the display.....cause it's hilarious and came straight from my little evil genius' mind....

Perhaps a little too much comic book reading is going on at night?

Ummm, never mind, I think the perhaps the drawing/writing inappropriate goofy things may be hereditary! Besides, I really think banana man enjoyed the presentation and is also looking into  leaving the military 3 months early to continue his higher education...

Seriously,  I haven't met a banana yet that didn't love solving complex mathematical equations using a slide ruler, but then again, maybe that's just me. So all in all a super fantastic, presentable presentation, day!

Beggars and choosers.....

I worked last night, so the boys were on "mommy duty" and served me dinner in bed. According to Shane they slaved for a while over the "house specialty"....

Actually, they worked so hard they broke my blender, but then again, perhaps burritos weren't made to be blended (but maybe that's just me). Errrrm, dinner wasn't as disgusting as you might think, and the boys loved eating in bed with me pretending they didn't have any teeth (what can I say, we're cheap entertainment). In other news, I just started using Buddy's computer addiction for powers of good and found an awesome site that you plug in spelling words and Buddy reaps the rewards of playing games while spelling the aforementioned words....

 Serious win-win, he came home today excited that he got 14 out of 15 on his spelling test Friday.....which is a MAJOR improvement. Yay for finding something that works!!!! So all in all a super fantastic, using our teeth , day!

The Tennis Pro....

A while ago the mom of one of Buddy's friends invited him to join him and another classmate with semi-private tennis lessons. Buddy declined at the time, which was surprising, since he never turns down an opportunity to play with friends, but then again, sometimes when you're anti-sports you can't help but say no. Well, that is, until you go to a lesson with your friend after a sleepover and you decide that tennis lessons (and the opportunity to play with two friends) is AWESOME....

Wimbledon here we come (at least I'm hoping that Wimbledon is the appropriate joke to insert here, cause I am definitely not a tennis officianado....but Buddy will soon be)! So all in all a super fantastic, professional, day!

The worlds collided....

So today Buddy had his BFF from school and BFF from church over to play while I hosted a  baby shower at the house. I'm not a boy, but from the looks of Buddy's room after the shower was over, I'm betting they had a great time. Now the boys are slumbering in their room of choice.....

I don't need to be a boy to know that they are having a great time....of course me telling them to go to bed multiple times clued me in too! In other news, Buddy slept with my dad's slide ruler last night, perhaps he's becoming a math genius through osmosis, that or he just fell asleep while playing with the slide part. I'll pretend he's a budding genius, that's way cooler than a slide player! So all in all a super fantastic, camping out, day!

Tired....

I worked last night after no napping, complements of this kid. Good thing he's so stinkin' lovable......no really, I'd give up all naps for this kid! Of course no one deserves to see me at my grumpy worst, so maybe for the sake of all mankind I'll keep taking naps before a night shift.....you are welcome once again world! So all in all a super fantastic, bedtime, day!

The Birthday Boy.....

I'm starting to wonder about my mothering skills. Buddy has greatly outgrown his bike and then two days ago had a tire explode (with lots of green goo might I add), so I decided to take him today and upgrade his bike. When I say upgrade, I mean serious upgrade....

His bike is now way better than mine or Shane's (well, definitely mine since mine has perma popped tires and I'm always riding Shanes). Unfortunately, I think all the other mothers wait until a birthday to buy the bike.....which resulted in all the staff at the bike shop singing Happy Birthday to You multiple times. Hmmmm, too bad we didn't get a free cake with our song! Anyway, Buddy loves his bike, seriously, what kid wouldn't! He's already proven his manhood and "looked under the hood" so to speak!

So all in all in all a super fantastic, too bad I'm working tonight, day!