John McCain

If you are confused about why there are photos of John McCain doing things and stuff, read here. Otherwise, just enjoy the shots!

John and Froggy:

John caught a MerMan!

He's a funny guy (My son)

My son and I recently went to a bookstore and he saw this John McCain action figure.

He wanted to buy it and I told him no- he only wanted it because it was the only toy of interest in a store full of books.

The next day Chris earned some money and he asked me to drive him back to the bookstore to buy the doll. I drove, he bought. He wasn't even reluctant to spend his hard earned cash. He unwrapped the "Call to action" figure in the back seat on the way home and started saying "I'm John McCain, and I've approved this message".

I drove and giggled.

Chris took John to a school function that night, then played with him the next morning. We took John McCain to the beach, the market, the coffee shop, for sushi. Chris uses my cell phone to take photos. Kind of like "Flat Stanley" but 3-D. And weirder, like my son.

I will be sharing John with the rest of the world now.

And for the record, I would have happily bought an Obama doll, but they were sold out.

Another wonderful thing that makes me happy

I love this hedgehog ribbon!
I mean, I really really LOVE it! I squeal "Hedgehog Hedge Hog!" when I see it. I got it from Nancy, of course, because she was using it on some clever clothes, because she sews things and stuff.(If you look really close, you can see the hedgehogs on the link provided) I think a clever friend of hers actually designed the cute clever hedgehogs. Can you imagine? I would be painting hedgehogs all over my house, tattooing them all over my body- my car would be one big cute hedge hog.

I am truly excited about one of my favorite author's books being made into a movie and coming into the theatre a week from Friday, so I am re- reading the book and using the Hedgehogs as a bookmark! Now I am extra- extra happy. For those of you who know me- that is pretty hard to do.

Things that make me happy

The lyrics that make me really happy when I hear them are:
"And if that ain't enough to make you flip your lid, there's one more thing, I've got the pink slip daddy!"- it's by the Beach Boys, but I'm sure everyone knows that right?

The guitar solo that makes me really happy is
one that starts out attacking and pounding and hitting and smashing and then it gets very subtle and gentle and coaxing. Kind of the opposite of the usual for a guitar solo. It's in one of my favorite songs by my all time favorite bands. The song is called Little Man with a Gun in his hand and the band is The Minutemen. Check it out.

More favorite lyrics are these:
"My parties have all the BIG names and I greet them with the widest smile, tell them how my life is one BIG adventure. Always they're amazed when I show them 'round the house to my bed, I have it made like a mountain range with a snow white pillow for my BIG fat head. And my heaven will be a BIG heaven, and I will walk through the front door." That one's by Peter Gabriel. It's called BIG TIME. I like to scream that some some time to try to convince myself. I'm not a Huge fan of his, but I dig that song, it makes me happy. I think it describes me a bit- I do have a big fat head, and I do have big parties with lots of cool people.

I like when I've had a really bad day that I can try to think of a few things I like and try to share them with people I don't even know.

Check out Keb Mo- he's like that too.

More California Summer

So, this is the summer my boy learns to surf. First time out he gets up on the board, second time he takes a bonk to the head- big blue bump. He didn't mind, was back in the water 10 minutes later to keep trying.
We had a great family trip to the beach on Sunday with our friends & family.
But now because the fin attacked him, (Surf injury #2 and only 4 days out....) he has to stay still for 3 days- which is rough to do when he s so "surf stoked"

We are looking forward to this weekend... Stay tuned!

California Camping Vacation

Little Beach People Feet:

This last weekend we had a fun time, driving up the coast, camping at a site with friends and family, watching Duke surf, watching Chris run around. My neck even survived the air matress! I feel so grateful to live in California and there is so much left to discover.

Priceless....

3 Round Trip airplane tickets to Traverce City Michigan- $ 1,900.00
Taxi fare to and from airport- $ 60.00
Having a 4 generation photo for your son's photo album- Priceless.

I was told Grandma never smiles in photos, but I have my ways:

This is the first photo of this kind as well:

Grandma's 3 (out of 5) remaining children,
Her Grandchildren and (2 out of 4) of her Great- Grandchildren.