This Week In Review

Caroline (falling out of the keep-it-secret mode—just tired of that nonsense) had to make a wheeled object for school this week.  She called it her Robot Van.  Best feature, I thought:  the sun roof.

 

Taxes are done!  Hooray!  First time for us to ever be done prior to April.

 

The typical goof-nut happenings around the house:

 

He wouldn’t exactly pose for me in the wig.  But yes, he would with the wig and beanbag chair with cowboy hat and puppy on top.  ???

Fun with static electricity.  Prior to this day,  Gary had apparently put this in my hair while I was snoozing on the chair while supposedly watching TV.  He was snickering and cracking himself up.  I’m thinking maturity might kick in for him around age….never?  And that’s ok with me ‘cause I like to laugh, too. 

Breakfast time.  Here you can get a sense of Grant’s concern with the old-timey look on the cereal.  “Mom, you better check the expiration date.  I think these are really old.”  

   

The double chin contest. 

Winner not pictured.  Do you think I’d actually include something less than flattering about myself on here? Oh, right, my bad hair day picture(s).  Never mind. 

Sam going to school.  He’s all Illini on us now.  Sam picked this hat out last weekend while I was at Kohl’s getting Gary’s new Val-Day accessory and is pretty much addicted to wearing it, the crazy cutie.  

No picture of Gary and his new accessory, but I will say he accepted it and has been wearing it.  I will get a picture soon so you can just see the handsomeness.

       Jackson made the honor roll.  Hooray!   Speaking of handsome, isn’t it so nice when he actually lets me take a good picture and you can see him and the handsome boy he is.  He’s at a friend’s house right now, but due to come back soon.  There’s either friends over here or he’s over at someone’s house.  While he’s gone, two others will call for him.  I think he is our social butterfly. 

Although this one doesn’t do badly herself.  Yesterday she went to a Girl Scout pj party

    We decided she was having an excellent hair day, so, of course we document that. 

 

It was finally a dry, sunny, decently-warm day yesterday so Gary washed the truck and van of all their winter salt and crud.  I was thinking of a before and after picture series but then he said:

“You know, there are some people who do the work, and then there’s some people who take pictures of those who do the work.”

Ooops, I better go!