My lucky duck got to meet THE Goose! Dude had the opportunity to attend a pitching clinic at Sky Sox stadium with 2 Sky Sox players and THE Rich “Goose” Gossage - 22 years in the majors for quite a few teams, including the Yankees and Cubs - one of the original closers! Ya - THAT Goose [...]
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To The Point
On our hike to Pancake Rocks, or any hike for that matter, Dude and Princess always look for walking sticks. Conversation with Dude on the way down . . .
Dude: These really are some cool walking sticks I found this time.
Me: Yes, they are. They worked well today.
D: Yup. And this one - it’s got [...]
10
Somewhere in between our trip to MN/WI and my vacation to New York with Hubby, my Dude turned 10! TEN! One-Zero!
That number uses 2 digits. I’m not sure I like that. I won’t go on and on about how wonderful and sensitive and great and handsome and smart and fun and goofy he is or [...]
Mouse Batteries, Keys, and Poop
IM between me (at work) and Hubby (at home) . . .
Hubby IM: Insurance adjuster just showed up unannounced to look at the roof.
Me IM: Uh oh. We didn’t take down the tramp!!!
HIM: Ya. I asked him about that. He said he sees it all the time and wouldn’t say anything.
MIM: Cool. What about the [...]
The Boy Drives
On an 11-day vacation, Dude got to drive . . . a lot!
He got to drive an airplane . . .
This is the exact same plane Hubby learned to fly in. Pretty cool!
Dude got to drive a golf cart . . . I have no picture of him in it because I was not yet [...]
When I’m Eight
Around the campfire . . .
Princess: I think when I’m 8 I’ll stop calling you Mommy and start calling you Mom.
Me: Why when you’re 8?
P: Because I’ll be old enough to call you Mom then.
Me: But Jason is almost 10 and he still calls me Mommy most of the time.
P: So. I think when I’m [...]
I Had Bubblegum
I’m allergic to bubblegum. Not all gum . . . just bubblegum. I can’t have bubblegum or anything with bubblegum in it. No Blow Pops or bubblegum ice cream for me. Apparently, I can’t even kiss someone who’s had bubblegum in the past 24 hours or I have a reaction. I found this out when my kiddos [...]
Frequent Flyer Miles
The Tooth Fairy is getting some frequent flyer miles coming to our house lately! Princess lost her 2 teeth last weekend, and Dude lost his first molar yesterday! 3 trips to the Boedie Abode in one week.
And apprently the Tooth Fairy thinks that molars are worth $2 each. WTH?!?! I guess that’s what happens the [...]
Bass Ackward
Do you know what I get to do tonight? Take Dude shopping for a pair of jeans. Why? Because he’s the only 9 year old on the planet who doesn’t own a pair of jeans. Why? Because they are not camoflauge or black, so he doesn’t like them. So why do we need to buy [...]
The First Pinewood Derby
One of the events Dude was really looking forward to in Boy Scouts was the Pinewood Derby. A block of wood, some wheels, power tools, sandpaper, paint, decals, a huge Matchbox car track . . . what could be better? Not much when you’re 9 We went to MN over Christmas break, so we [...]