Iowa

Today was cold and dreary. Not at all nice. Mom helped PlusOne type up his State Report on Iowa. PlusOne thought Iowa was pretty funny for having a State Rock, Soil, and Fossil, until he saw that Massachusetts had a State Drink, Cat, Dog, Horse and Donut! Boston Creme, of course.
He and mom got a good laugh at that.

Lucky helped him with the report. I'm not sure what help she gave him, exactly, but he said she helped.

Mom has 2 favorite comments about Iowa. The first is:

Person #1: Is this heaven?

Person #2: No, it's Iowa.

And:

Person #1: Don't tell me, you're from outer space.

Person #2: No. I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space.

The Return of PlusOne

PlusOne has been with grandpa, nana and his aunt, uncle and cousin since Wednesday afternoon. He came back this morning. I was so excited about that that when mom, dad and PlusOne went to Auntie's to celebrate Mr. Karate's birthday, I climbed up on the table and could not get down. This is how mom found me. Notice the chairs, that dad pushed in. Wondering how I got up there? So is mom.

Anyway, Mickey tagged us for the Six Word Memoir meme.

Here are the rules:

1) Write your own six word memoir.

2) Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.

3) Link to the person that tagged you in your post, and to the original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.

4) Tag at least five more blogs with links.

5) Don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

6) Have fun

Roxy - Mom, sun, broccoli, broccoli, broccoli, yum!

Lucky ~ ~ PlusOneLuxor, LuxorPlusOne, how to choose, ROXY!

We tag Darling Millie, Melissa and Emmitt, and Angus Mhor.

Last Day - Sob

Mom said today is the last real day of her vacation. That stinks, as far as I am concerned. Do you like the look I am giving her?

It was another beautiful day here. Sunny, not windy, and in the 80's. Mom worked on her quilt a lot, (it is getting really big) and she worked in the garden a little.

Mostly Lucky and I slept in the sun,

watched mom,

or slept on the sofa,

while mom worked on her quilt. Pretty rough day, huh? Too bad mom has to go to work Monday. YUK!

The Book Meme

Today was another beautiful (albeit slightly windy) day. And mom did a lot of relaxing, working on her quilt and some minor cleaning up. She didn't even go to class tonight! She will go tomorrow.

As you can see, Lucky and I really enjoy mom being home. We like lying in the sun.

Then of course Lucky has to sleep in her bed.

Or try to.

Mom decided to do the book meme. It has been running around the blogosphere and she hadn't done it yet, so here goes.

Here are the rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.

"Patrick knew, from talking to the shrinks who'd been assigned to work with the victims, that this was perfectly normal. Amnesia was one way for the mind to protect itself from reliving something that would otherwise break you apart. In a way, he wished he could be as lucky as Josie, that he could make what he'd seen vanish."

Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things to do when it is sunny, 85 degrees out and your mom is on vacation.

1) Let your sister clean your face. In the sun.

2) Stretch out. In the sun.

3) Just lie there. In the sun.

4) Find a different spot. In the sun.

5) Talk to your sister. In the sun.

6) Stretch and see if you can touch your sister, who isn't looking at you. In the sun.

7) Look really cute. In the sun.

8) See how far you can stretch. In the sun.

9) Watch your mom. Out of the sun. Because it's hot.

10) Turn your back on your mom. Out of the sun. Because it's hot.

11) Let your mom know you are still watching her. Out of the sun. Because it is hot.

12) Try for the incredible cuteness award. Out off the sun. Because it is so hot.

13) Win the incredible cuteness award. Out of the sun. Because it is so hot. And because you are so cute.

Wordless Wednesday

PS: It's Mr. Karate's birthday today.

Sleepy Heads

Yesterday was fun. Mom slept late, got dressed late and worked on her quilt a lot. While she was working on it, guess what Lucky and I were doing?


Yup, we were relaxing. Chillin'. Having a grand time "snoopervising" as they say in the blogosphere. And guess what PlusOne did? He slept even later than mom. He slept 14-1/2 hours. Of course, he has been fighting this nasty cold, chest congestion, fever thing. Mom took him to the doctor's Friday afternoon and he had a prescription pretty darn quick, let me tell you. So he has been sleeping a lot, can you tell?


And he has been eating like a HORSE. But you can't tell that, can you? Seriously, the kid ate SEVEN and a half pieces of KFC chicken, drumsticks and thighs. After he peeled all the skin off. And then he had like 6 s'mores, a couple of popsicles and goodness knows what else. Mom is expecting him to sprout out of his pants any day now.

Today, they are going to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. That should be fun, for them. For Lucky and me, not so much. Oh well. They'll be back soon. And I will make mom pay for leaving us behind. Heh heh heh.