The last weekend in my crazy world

I was stuck working from home with the spawns while Grandma and Grandpa went to So.Cal for a party.  I like working from home except I am working from home.  It makes it a bit difficult with the kids. 

This child is strange and he likes to wear headbands (see exhibit 1 and exhibit 2)

He was happy about this cinnabon

Buddha and his new "pet". 

He is strange and has to hold an ear when he drinks his milk.  The other half was the source of his comfort.

She is a BEAST...Diva ate almost all of this food.  She just kept going the whole time.  She was eating longer than any of us.

Diva and her Activities

This summer, I am keeping Diva pretty busy since she is not in school.  Instead of doing nothing all day, I have her in an activity almost everyday.

Monday: was her old ballet/tap class (which just ended this week) and piano lessons

Tuesday: Hip hop/Jazz/ Tap class

Wednesday: Swim

Thursday: Karate

Saturaday: Tennis

If this child becomes bored, she turns descructive so I run around taking her to all these places.  Buddha also has some activities: general sports class, swim, and dance but not as much.

Yesterday was Diva's dance recital and her recital pictures.

Dancing Diva

Here are some pic GM took at their recital picture session.  There is actually 6 girls in her dance class.

Here are some pictures right before her recital.  She loves standing like this.  I don't know why.

We couldn't take a video at her actual recital but this is during the rehearsal (she did better at the rehearsal).  Want to guess which one she is. 

Fighting Diva

The other side of Diva - the fighting side.

Diva in her karate class

Her in Action

some entertainment from Buddha for Hump Day

Yes he is wearing a girl's shirt.  We couldn't find his after his swim class.  Of course I couldn't help taking a picture for future blackmail.

Angry Buddha

Happy Buddha

 

Self Reflection :D

Pica Boo

Cheese.....Wait why am I wearing a girl's hat

Another Blackmail piece.   Diva is practicing her recital piece while Buddha is immitating with Diva's old tap shoes. 

OMG, he smiles

The other half graduated yesterday (finally!)  I'm so proud *tear.  In his email, he received the proofs from the photographer.  I have never seen him so cheesey. Look he SMILES!  I must order a poster of one of these.

I`m a liar and a jerk

 

So I'm a jerk, I know that.  I also get enjoyment in picking on my family members like my kids, husband, and my parents.  Grandma is best person to pick on.  I blatantly lie to her all the time and see if she believes me.  This normally lasts a couple of hours or even minutes. 

One story that tends to come up is when I was a teenager and I told her I am partially deaf.  She was calling me and I wasn't paying attention but watching TV. 

M: Didn't you hear me calling?

Me: Don't you know, I can't hear that well.  I can't tell if it is on my left or right side

M: OH really (thought for a while).  They didn't have those hearing tests when you were little and you were so sick.

Me: Oh yeah, sometimes I have to look at you to know what you are saying

In the background is Grandpa cracking up

D: If she was deaf, she wouldn't hear her phone on the other side of the house

I got in trouble

This time I had the corporation from Grandpa.  I took the kids to a children's party and in the goodie bag was a toy sting ray that grows in water (See picture above).  We put it in water for the kids to see and according to the directions it takes about 3 days to be fully grown.  The grandparents came home and grandma saw it.  She asked where we got it.  I told her we got it at the birthday party while Diva was trying to tell her it is a sponge and it grows. 

Grandpa on the other hand went in a different direction and told her it was real.  She continued the conversation asking if the fish will be OK.  Grandpa told her that it is a special species and that it is very dormant and just say on the bottom of the tank. 

Diva on the other hand kept insisting it was a toy.  This lie went on for about 24 hours until Grandma found the packaging  She even asked if there was other colors and what did they eat.  The rest of the day, we would  bring it up.  Even when we were trying to get her to drink a bloody Mary and told her it was tomato juice.  My reasoning was "Well if you believed the toy sting ray was real, you could believe that was tomato juice". 

Here is another view of the "sting ray"

 

She even had me put it in the fish tank because she felt bad it was still in the bag (her thinking it was in those clear bags used for fish but it was the goodie bag).

Those little legs are Fast

Over the weekend, I found myself with some downtime (a miracle).  We had some time before a father's day lunch so myself and Grandpa took the two spawns on a walk.  I know my kids so I had them take their riding toys.  We were walking and I couldn't stop laughing at Buddha....he was fast knowing how pudgy he is.  Here are some videos for your enjoyment.  Sound is not required unless you want to hear me yelling at him on the last video.

Chicken Eggs

Me:  I don't remember who was asking me
it might have been the Other Half
The question was "how does eggs get fertilized"
and I realized I didn't know
like chicken eggs

A:  um, it's actually fairly violent
the rooster "mounts" the chicken and tears out half her back feathers just trying to stay on
this is why hippy bird lovers have created and are now selling chicken saddles.
that's right, you heard me,
that's right, you heard me, chicken saddles.
for sale.
google it.

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