Fireflies and fruit make the best cars.
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navygreenWe had a very late dinner tonight. While the hotdogs were grilling, the boys and I chased fireflies around the yard. I didn't have any empty glass jars, so I used an empty PartyLite® Barrel Jar™ and a disc-shaped can gripper as a make-shift lid. It worked, but it didn't allow me to poke air holes in, so we didn't keep each firefly for very long. The next time I opened a jar of my mom's canned green beans, I'll be sure to save the jar and lid (we usually just recycle them) for nights like these.
I'd never tried to capture fireflies before, and I was surprised at how easy it was to do. The little buggers don't move very fast, do they? Jack took to naming all of the fireflies, and of course, he named on 'Lightning.'
Speaking of 'Lightning,' man - do these boys ever have Cars on the brain! Mass-marketing works for these little fellas, and it is already evidenced in our home. Both of the boys were sporting Cars t-shirts today, and they bought four figurine playsets of the vehicles/characters (a total of of seven cars). They played with them all afternoon and evening, using our old fire engine as the big 'Mack' truck. We bought A.J. a Cars coloring book yesterday; by lunchtime today, he had already completed every single page in it! His motivation was a cut-out 'Sally' car on the back cover of the book, but I'd told him to wait a little while before cutting it out, maybe until more of the pages were colored first. I had no idea he'd actually color every page and then come bopping to me, "Mom! I'm done! Can I cut out 'Sally' now?!" I helped him build the cut-out car this afternoon, and Jack dug through our old cars to find a couple that looked like the racecars 'Chick' and 'King.'
Just... wow. Boys and their cars. Of course it should go without saying, but Jack has decided on Cars as the theme for his birthday party in August. (A.J. is hoping for a Larry-Boy™ theme.) I'm not surprised in the least.
I've about decided that I'm going to start opening strawberries before I buy them at the commissary. I bought a package this afternoon only to find that two of the berries were rotted, white and moldy deep in the center of the package. They were facing inward, and there's really no way I could've seen them until I opened the package. However, this is happening more and more often now, and I'm really beginning to get frustrated. I figure, most people check eggs before buying them - what's the difference in checking strawberries? I've never seen anyone opening strawberries in the produce section, but who's to say it can't be done?
(Honestly, I'd probably chicken out before really doing it.)
Jack helped me pick five Roma tomatoes yesterday evening out of the garden. I took more progress pictures early in the morning, but I've just not gotten around to putting them up yet. Of the five tomatoes, one was scratched and banged up pretty badly, to the point where there wasn't much edible on it. Another one had just been eaten by some little animal - the top third of it was gone, but they were very fresh bites. Jack was giddy with the remaining three tomatoes, though. Tonight I picked one more ripe one, but there were two half-and-half (partly green, partly turning red) tomatoes that I pulled off as well, and each of them had about a third eaten out as well. I don't know little animal is eating them, but I'm going to get angry soon. They're my tomatoes - all mine! Still, even with the loss of three tomatoes, we've now picked five beautiful, red, ripe tomatoes this year, and that's impressive in and of itself. :-)
For dessert tonight, we all chose some fruit. A.J. picked blueberries over grapes (which surprised the heck out of me), but I think he's growing out of them (if that's possible?). He used to like them pretty well, but he really made faces at each one tonight, even gagging on a few of them. I had some in a fruit salad with cantaloupe and strawberries tonight myself, plus I just bought them this afternoon, so I know they were fine. Jack chose strawberries, so I can't guage his reaction. Since kids sometimes "grow" into liking certain fruits and vegetables, I wonder if they can also grow OUT of liking them?
I'm thinking that a fairly early night sounds pretty nice. *yawn*
I'd never tried to capture fireflies before, and I was surprised at how easy it was to do. The little buggers don't move very fast, do they? Jack took to naming all of the fireflies, and of course, he named on 'Lightning.'
Speaking of 'Lightning,' man - do these boys ever have Cars on the brain! Mass-marketing works for these little fellas, and it is already evidenced in our home. Both of the boys were sporting Cars t-shirts today, and they bought four figurine playsets of the vehicles/characters (a total of of seven cars). They played with them all afternoon and evening, using our old fire engine as the big 'Mack' truck. We bought A.J. a Cars coloring book yesterday; by lunchtime today, he had already completed every single page in it! His motivation was a cut-out 'Sally' car on the back cover of the book, but I'd told him to wait a little while before cutting it out, maybe until more of the pages were colored first. I had no idea he'd actually color every page and then come bopping to me, "Mom! I'm done! Can I cut out 'Sally' now?!" I helped him build the cut-out car this afternoon, and Jack dug through our old cars to find a couple that looked like the racecars 'Chick' and 'King.'
Just... wow. Boys and their cars. Of course it should go without saying, but Jack has decided on Cars as the theme for his birthday party in August. (A.J. is hoping for a Larry-Boy™ theme.) I'm not surprised in the least.
I've about decided that I'm going to start opening strawberries before I buy them at the commissary. I bought a package this afternoon only to find that two of the berries were rotted, white and moldy deep in the center of the package. They were facing inward, and there's really no way I could've seen them until I opened the package. However, this is happening more and more often now, and I'm really beginning to get frustrated. I figure, most people check eggs before buying them - what's the difference in checking strawberries? I've never seen anyone opening strawberries in the produce section, but who's to say it can't be done?
(Honestly, I'd probably chicken out before really doing it.)
Jack helped me pick five Roma tomatoes yesterday evening out of the garden. I took more progress pictures early in the morning, but I've just not gotten around to putting them up yet. Of the five tomatoes, one was scratched and banged up pretty badly, to the point where there wasn't much edible on it. Another one had just been eaten by some little animal - the top third of it was gone, but they were very fresh bites. Jack was giddy with the remaining three tomatoes, though. Tonight I picked one more ripe one, but there were two half-and-half (partly green, partly turning red) tomatoes that I pulled off as well, and each of them had about a third eaten out as well. I don't know little animal is eating them, but I'm going to get angry soon. They're my tomatoes - all mine! Still, even with the loss of three tomatoes, we've now picked five beautiful, red, ripe tomatoes this year, and that's impressive in and of itself. :-)
For dessert tonight, we all chose some fruit. A.J. picked blueberries over grapes (which surprised the heck out of me), but I think he's growing out of them (if that's possible?). He used to like them pretty well, but he really made faces at each one tonight, even gagging on a few of them. I had some in a fruit salad with cantaloupe and strawberries tonight myself, plus I just bought them this afternoon, so I know they were fine. Jack chose strawberries, so I can't guage his reaction. Since kids sometimes "grow" into liking certain fruits and vegetables, I wonder if they can also grow OUT of liking them?
I'm thinking that a fairly early night sounds pretty nice. *yawn*
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Date: 2006-06-14 05:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 04:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-14 06:51 am (UTC)When I was in fourth or fifth grade, a friend asked me what my favorite car was. I felt a little bit caught off guard, but responded, "I don't know. A Honda?"
He laughed in my face and said, "What about a Lamborghini?"
I had to admit that I had no idea what that was.
To me, a car is something for getting me from point A to point B, nothing more, nothing less.
I just don't get what the big deal is.
Now...ROCKETSHIPS! Ah, now there's something.
I had my head so high in the clouds that I considered--and still consider--cars to be far beneath me.
I'm such a snob, really.
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Date: 2006-06-27 04:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-14 06:55 am (UTC)...except for THESE Cars!! :)
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Date: 2006-06-27 04:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 02:07 pm (UTC)Ever noticed that their producer (John "Mutt" Lange) was also the producer of Def Leppard and Shania Twain? (Actually, he's married to Twain.)
Ever noticed that with the exception of Twain's "I Feel Like a Woman," you could have any of them perform the other's song (all written by Lange, of course) and no one would notice the difference.
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Date: 2006-06-27 05:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 06:22 pm (UTC)That's because she's not really country. She's just Def Leppard in disguise.
Ever seen her and Ric Ocasek in the same place at the same time? Hmmm?
I didn't think so.
Coincidence?
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Date: 2006-06-14 09:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 04:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-14 01:57 pm (UTC)Don't be shy.... they're expensive and nothing is more aggravating than getting home with a container and having to throw some away due to spoilage.
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Date: 2006-06-27 02:08 pm (UTC)Erin may have USED to, but I don't think she does anymore.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
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Date: 2006-06-27 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-27 06:23 pm (UTC)What I mean is that children shouldn't be smoking cannabis.
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Date: 2006-06-27 04:19 am (UTC)Gah.