Hit the Road Jack!

Sometimes songs bring forth lots of questions...like who's Jack?  Why is she mad at Jack?  What did he do?  Why is Jack mad at her?  Mom and Dad were not able to answer any of these questions sufficiently.

Having a Rundown

After a weekend of hot and humid weather, it sure was nice to get out and shoot some hoops.

Running has actually become one of my favorite activities.

See a Penny, Eat a Penny, Poop a Penny

Well, I just concluded one of my greatest adventures to date.  I consumed and passed my first inedible object - a penny.  As per usual on Mondays, I was counting my change to make sure Dad didn't steal any to buy gum or who knows what.  However, this particular Monday while putting my money in my bank I decided to put a penny in my mouth and oops accidentally swallowed it!
It all went fine...Mom and dad laid out all sorts of coins: pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.  Each time they pointed to a coin I said I ate that one.  Eventually, I admitted it was the brown coin and repeatedly, positively confirmed that is what I ate.  Oh what fun!  Mom and Dad didn't think my dramatics were so funny.

 The next day, we went to the doctor and I got an X-ray of my stomach.  I was very excited to tell my friends at school of my picture of my stomach.  The X-ray at the doctor's office revealed in less than 24 hours it had already made it's way through my stomach and into my intestine.  From the size on the picture, it looked like it may be a quarter.  Mom and dad seemed pretty nervous and skeptical, but I got to admit - I was pretty proud of myself.  I ate a penny!  And now, I was going to poop it out in the toilet!  I was very excited to talk about it the whole car ride home.  One I got home, I "pooped a big one" as I like to say.  And after flushing, it magically appeared at the bottom. Huh, I guess there was no need for dad to spend 15 minutes scoping through my "deposit" with plastic bags; when the water cleared it appeared all on it's own.

Here's a fun fact for you...it was on Memorial Day Monday 2009 when I broke Mom's water and arrived on Tuesday morning.  Three years later...I consumed a Penny on Memorial Day Monday and passed it on Tuesday.  Memorial Days truly are memorial, I guess.

Master Gardner

Take note of the knee pads.  I insist on wearing these when gardening.

Train Kept A-Rollin'

Grandma and Grandpa from Iowa came up this weekend and one of our stops was the local model train museum. I am really into trains, especially my friend, Thomas, so I was really excited. There weren't just model trains...I actually got to play with little trains, similar to what I have now. Best of all, I got to be the lead engineer on Thomas the Train, himself. I could be heard saying "Chuga-chuga-choo-choo" many times during our afternoon.

P-A-R-T-Why? Because I Got To!

It's been a long, rough week and sometimes the only thing you can do is dance.

Then we wound back the phat track and danced to it a second time.

Ealier in the evening, completely unprompted and out of nowhere, I did actually tell dad "Every day I'm shuffling, shuffling"

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The Li-berry

While, yes, the winter has been mild, it has severely hampered my ability to mill around outside and commune with nature. So, I've taken to reading during the winter months. One of my favorite activities that I have discovered this winter is going to the library. I have found all sorts of books on animals and manners as well as a fire truck puzzle that I really enjoy. Today, I made my stop at the library and enjoyed a good book, "The Bear Snores On"; one of my favorites from school. However, this narrated itself and I could just listen and follow along with the pictures.