TOP TEN EXPERIENCES OF 2009

(1) Zoester gets a puppy--MIDKNIGHT! The garage is never the same and packages are found shredded in the driveway. But just look at those big Black Lab puppy-dog eyes...

(2) Zoester changes schools! Zoester enters the private world after three years in public. She makes the change with dignity and adapts quickly.

(3) Big Guy enters Middle School! Big Guy leaves behind his "primary" education years and enters 6th grade. He learns to change classes and attend to organization and disciplined study--most of the time.

(4) The family takes a three week "Presidential Road Trip" to South Dakota, visiting Clinton's musuem in Little Rock, Truman's museum in Independence, Mount Rushmore in Keystone, President Park in Lead, and President's Wax museum in Keystone (again). They also visit Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico--espcially Roswell and White Sands. Great trip.

(5) Momma gets a Garmin for Christmas! Now she'll never get lost--as long as she does not visit Oregon anytime soon...

(6) Zoester's cats multiply within one year to take over the front porch. When leaving one morning, she looks at all the cats on the railing, under the house, and foraging in the yard and says, "We're blessed." Momma, looking at the condition of her screens, thinks otherwise...

(7) The family spends a week in Houston, taking in the museums and NASA.

(8) Beatlemania hits the family big when The Beatles Rock Band enters the house. Even momma takes on the role of Ringo to complete songs, leaving the sticks in poor condition after hitting the skins...

(9) The family spends much of the summer in the Thomassee pool, cooling their heels and listening to AOR music.

(10) Big Guy joins the Boy's Choir. During their first concert, he almost puts himself to sleep with their lullabies, yawning broadly and tottering like a tree about to timber...

Big Guy Writes About the New Year 2010

Well ,it's new all right .Staying up late at night, the usual. But,this year we had a secret weapon Animal Crossing:City Folk. You wait...and wait... and wait. While you're waiting, you get a party popper from the mayor. Nice Guy. You can ask all the time for a party popper and he'll give it to you. So finally the game countdowns to New Year and of course fireworks appear. We ended New Year's with watching Babylon 5,and playing The Beatles:Rock Band. Nice, very nice.

Mystery of Christmas Angel Explained

After a year's research, Big Guy has discovered many things about the Christmas Angel. "I think this Christmas Angel wants to give us the Christmas spirit. I've heard many reports of other Christmas Angels in other countries. Turns out they all do the same thing. I will still research this amazing phenomenon."

Zoe had no comment, just a grin...

NEW JOKES!!

A man had a light switch in his house in New Jersey. He would switch it on, switch it off, and nothing would happen. Everytime he passed the switch, the would switch it on and switch it off and walk away. One day, just after he had did it again, the phone rang. It was a woman in Japan. She said, "Please cut it out."
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Big Guy says, "When I was born, I was so surprised I couldn't talk for a year and a half!"
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Big Guy Starts School!

Big Guy started school today. His science teacher told him that they would be dissecting organisms in the spring. Big Guy is concerned if he has the fortitude to do that. This from a guy who worries about cutting into jello...

Joke of the Moment

A kangaroo walks into a bar and orders a beer. He places $20 on the bar. The bartender gets him a beer and gives him back $1 in change. The bartender says, "We don't get a lot of kangaroos in here." "At these prices, I'm not surprised," says the kangaroo.

Zoester Now In First Grade/ Big Guy in Pool

Zoester has now officially entered the 1st Grade. She was concerned because the program does not provide naptime nor does it provide a mid-afternoon snack. What's up with that, horse? Zoeter likes her new teacher and is pleased that her best friend from last year--the one she talked about all summer--is in her class. They do not sit near each other in class because Zoester does not talk in class EVER.

Meanwhile, Big Guy is lounging in the pool still waiting to start the 5th grade--which does not commence until next week. He is laid back and very, very relaxed. He swims a while, eats a sandwich, swims some more, and then reads one of his comic book compilations. He's currently saving money to buy the compilation set of some superheroes called "Challengers of the Unknown."

Big Guy Movie Review: ELF

Elf (2003) stars Will Farrell as a human raised by elves in Santa's Workshop in the North Pole. It's a really, really funny movie. If you like people--like adults that act like children--then this movie is for you. My favorite part is when Buddy (the Human Elf) attacks a phony Santa in the supermarket, yelling "You smell like beef and cheese; you don't smell like Santa!" Another good part is when Buddy is outside the supermarket and a taxi almost runs over him and Buddy yells, "Sorry!"

This movie also tells us there are three types of elves: (1) Cobbler Elves, (2) Keebler Elves, and (3) Santa's Elves. It also tells us why gnomes and trolls are not used at the North Pole.--gnomes drink too much and the trolls aren't toilet trained.

So if you wanna laugh, watch ELF today!

Big Guy gives it 2 SOLID THUMBS UP!!

Christmas Angel

The day after Thanksgiving we put up our Christmas tree. Now a mysterious entity we have entitled the Christmas Angel turns on the lights when no one is looking. No one knows who this Angel is--she just turns the lights on when no one is looking. Zachary, having read a private eye book, is currently investigating this phenomenon.

Joke of the Moment

In order for their species to survive, animals must breed regularly.

Did you know that?

Of course--if they didn't breed, they would suffocate!

Zoester Has Lunch with Daddy at School

It was Daddy's Breakfast again at Zoester's school and Zoester had just the thing for such an occasion: a daddy. Zoester was sure she told her daddy all the rules about eating in the school cafeteria: DO NOT reuse a fork which has fallen on the floor; DO NOT put a straw in your milk bag and then hit it with your fist; ALWAYS throw your plate away.

Breakfast consisted of a breakfast burrito and a quarter of a banana. Daddy got white milk and so did Zoester. Zoester says she likes to save chocolate milk for other occasions. What those occasions might me, nobody knows and Zoester isn't saying.

The only snag to the morning's event was when Zoester's momma came and sat down. The invitation clearly stated this was "Daddy's Breakfast" and therefore implicitly implied that means no mothers. Zoester said it was alright for Momma to sit; Momma just couldn't have breakfast.