bathroom surprises

One evening Dan and I were out running errands together. We came home to see Joshi happily rushing at us surprised that we had finished so early. "What a treat to have a child thrilled to see me only after a short separation," I thought. Yet, I was saddened to see that Zayne had not yet unloaded the dishwasher as he was supposed to and began to call out to him. Joshi said that he was in the bathroom and that she would do his chore for him. Pleased by this unusual eagerness to help we let her do as she desired, but I wasn't going to let Zayne off the hook. When I opened the bathroom door this is what I saw along with a surprised look on a little boy's face.
I shut the door and laughed heartily. Joshi saw that her preemptive actions did not succeed which made me continue laughing. I was shocked that they would do such a thing because their father is so allergic to cats. Yet, I was thrilled to see their cute little mischievous minds working. Their only guiltiness always lies in squabbling or failing to do tasks. Not that I want them to be hooligans, but this was really cute. I told Dan to go look in the bathroom. He saw this.
The children were allowed to feed "Milky" on the back porch. Sometimes Milky follows them home when he sees them on his street. One cold day we even did a whole school day in the shed so the children could be near him while they studied. Milky was one of the most pleasant bathroom surprises I've ever had.

small town benefits

Saturday night we went to a neighboring town's parade of lights put on by the local Lion's Club. Small town enthusiasm was in the air. So was traditional Christian Christmas music. It was comforting to hear the familiar spiritual tunes in a civic setting. There were no threats from the ACLU or letters to the editor the next day complaining about feelings of discrimination caused by the Christian majority. There were also no qualms about the 10 - 12 year olds riding four-wheelers in the parade either. Small town life has some benefits.

i love my helmet!

Some folks ask me why I ride with a full face helmet. Some say I look like Darth Vader. I jokingly tell them it is to protect my modeling career. Yesterday I had another reminder why I laid down so many pesos for it. Picture me being ejected from my bike, flying through the air and landing face first onto a half-basketball sized rock. My lips barely grazed the rock before my face. My chin guard totally saved me. I shouted many times with my face still before the rock, "I love my helmet! I LOVE my helmet!" I know its not bullet proof I and can still hurt my precious face, but I still love my helmet!

Thunderpants (Rupert Grint) 1

This video was a treasure of a find from our local library. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time. I highly reccommend it, though people do take the Lord's name in vain a few times and the word ass is used freely. This film brings fart jokes to a clever and artful level. Enjoy the beginning clip.