Marcus is a long-time friend of mine, but we just finally got our girls together recently, which lead to instant bonding and frequent requests to know when they can see each other again. CCCC (C4? Kaboom?) was a great opportunity[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Names have been changed/shortened to protect the innocent (not sure if their parents would use that word for them, but we’ll go with it). Anyway, it was a very enjoyable evening all around. We had figured on maybe playing some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Something looks really weird about those hands in the last panel; they seem a lot more pink than normal and there’s all these fingers. Weird. Anyway, the gerbils are very cute and they’ve gotten pretty comfortable with being held. Ranger[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There wasn’t as many students as past years, but we figure that the looming threat of rain kept a lot of people away, especially those that would’ve had to travel further. Even so, the girls had fun and we got[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…