The weather was great, the girls had a blast at both the park’s playground and the bouncy-houses they had there, plus they got to hang out with a very lovey puppy. Athena is a sweetheart, albeit a very energetic one. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And, surprising no one who knows them, Arwyn is showing a lot more affinity for power tools than Kia. Kia was a little skittish with the driver, though I’ll give her credit for working on screws sideways rather than straight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Detroit Zoo is always a good time, and while the girls didn’t see many of their classmates there, they did get to meet a couple of kids, and some teachers past and present. The animals were pretty active and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those from the area, if you remember those old Detroit Zoo commercials with the meerkats running past with one saying “This way, guys!” and another animal says “Wrong way, guys.” Then they all run back the other way? Yeah,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, the girls took over for this one, as they are very proud of their creation. It’s built in a large flower pot with a metal trellis, to which they’ve added a lot of sticks and pieces of bark to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, Stacy’s explanations of Minecraft stuff and the antics of the streamers come across much the same, and I frequently just smile and nod. 😛 Then again, I sometimes lose her when I start talking about some of the games[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was one of the better bowlers, and I am WAY out of practice, but we had fun. And more importantly, the dancing went of very well, with only a couple of minor issues throughout the entire show. Definitely proud[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More butterflies! Also, more ADD! At least it wasn’t a squirrel; that would’ve been too cliché. We did play for a while before the game was abruptly called on account of butterfly, and the girls put all their skill on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Fredrick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI, is a pretty awesome place. The butterfly house is pretty big and has a crazy amount of butterflies, which is fantastic. I would love to work there just so that I could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mornings come far too early to have to deal with “cheerful” or “energetic.” It’s bad enough dealing with the cats impatiently waiting for food, I don’t need perky chatter about dreams or video games or… whatever. And how is it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…