Friday Funnies

Friday came and went with few moments to catch a breath, but a day of normalcy would be too boring for us.

Tom enjoyed his day off with the boys-spending a decent chunk of time helping Ian build a Lego Agent speedboat that Ian bought with his own money. That is a story on its own and I'll find a day to write that for you. Let's just say that the concept of gift cards is a lesson that is not easy to understand.

We baked cookies and ziti for the Karate Christmas party (yes, I baked!)-Ian ate bread and butter and five million cookies, plus cake. Following dinner, the kids were brought over to sit for the raffle for prizes, including a Nintendo Wii, a skateboard and several gift cards for various restaurants, massages and for the karate studio store. Ian sat very patiently, with his hand raised the entire time. All of the other kids won the big prizes, but Mr. Meza decided to make sure that everyone has their name called for something. So, Ian won a gift card to MiAmigos restaurant. Again, because handing him a small card isn't terribly exciting, he wasn't quite sure how to react. Mr. Meza explained that he could take the card in for an ice cream or dessert at the restaurant. Says Ian, "Can I buy some Legos with it?" Anyway, I think Mr. Meza has a soft spot for Ian because he came back a few moments later with a little purple rubber martial arts bracelet for him. We explained this shows that Ian is a black (or purple) belt leader. He promptly took him home and put it around Froggy, because Froggy is a purple belt leader and he didn't go to the party. So cute.

Beyond that, the day was spent with sharks with frickin' laser beams on their head and secret agent submarines and rescue missions.

Connor woke us up this morning by having discovered a tupperware box of cookies on the kitchen counter, got a chair and got them down, carried them in to us and announced:

"HEY, COOKIE!" Vigorous pointing followed.

His latest phrases:

"Hey, Mommy!"

"Hey, Ian!"

"Hey Guys!"

"Hey Daddy-Mommy!" (I am back to being Daddy before he self-corrects)

"Watch this" Pops entire cookie into mouth.

As I say, there is really isn't a dull moment in our house. At least in our estimation, there is always a good story to be told.

RUNNING LOG: Ran 1/2 hour today -down to the main street and back-with three walk sessions interspersed. The better running shoes make a HUGE difference! Goal is to run without walking down and back to the house. That might take a few tries!

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