Gone Fishin

Well sort of...This is what happens when you are sans boat, lake, and tackle.

First we spot the prize...Using a state of the art fish finder.

Then we set up our chair.  Because you can't catch anything unless you are comfortable.

Then we get our line untangled.

 After some light trolling, we hook and reel in the tournament winner!

 

And then pose for the picture in the paper.

Catch and release...Respect the fish!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

HEB is brilliant.  This supermarket recently inserted an old school wheel of fortune-slots game, just for children, which awards tickets (values 1-20) for placement in some simple coloring book. Think stamp collections(circa 1970's), except these tickets have no monetary value.

Parents can now do their food shopping with quiet, well-behaved children because we can use the machine as a carrot for good behavior.  It's like Santa's naught list that refreshes every weekend.  Like I said, Brilliant!

The game begins with inserting fake dollar bills into the machine (the cashier hands these out upon checkout)

Wait for it......Wait for it....

WINNER WINNER!

Chapters

What are the most significant milestones in a toddlers life?  I can’t remember the day I stopped wearing diapers.  Nor do I recall any of my first 500 words.  Forest Gump remembered the day that he started running.  When LB looks back, will she these key life events?  (for the record- all of these activities happened over the period of 3 weeks)

First Road Trip with Lux

First time driving a boat

First night that she slept in a bed

First time being buried in the sand

First Mini Golf game, followed up with first hole in one

First time she had a Mariachi band play for her...It was priceless!

Big

Remember that scene in the movie Big- when our favorite character Josh Baskin was told that he couldn’t ride the big kids roller coaster?  The disappointment was written all over his face.  And then the attendant throws him a charity bone by offering up the kiddie rides as a safe play.  That scene plays out every minute in the 6th street “wonderland” pier in Ocean city.   Well sort of.  In reality, the bad news is typically delivered by the parents, but the look on the kids face is as identifiable as a Cowboys fan in a Philadelphia stadium.  

Seriously though- there is no easy way to say "you’re too short/young/inexperienced to enjoy a 2 minute experience of pure unfiltered bliss".  No safety harness or parental supervision can save you.  Its just a hard “no”.  mixed with a “maybe next year” and then topped off with a “how about we get some ice cream to numb this pain and disappointment?”

Frozen!

When the White House economist reviews the GDP trends for 2013/14, he will notice a tipping point that will hence forth be called BF and AF- “Before Frozen” and “After Frozen”.

Whether it is the record DVD sales, the 4x mark-up (in the secondary markets) for the Anna and Elsa dolls, or the $12 pictures with the Anna/Elsa look-a-likes…This disney franchise is printing money.   (BTW- regarding the “look-a-likes”, I think our Anna and Elsa impersonators just finished posing for Sofia and Annie 2 hours ago).  

I’m kidding.  I’m in the Frozen camp.  I like warm hugs.  And I still smile when ever someone quotes Olaf or mimics Oaken.