All Over The Place

I feel like I have a million things I've been meaning to post about, and never gotten around to. So this post will be all over the place (Katie-style)

First off, Meex has found his new passion. He loves to be in the kitchen. After his huge success with the ribs and the cookies, he wants to cook all the time. He does, however, struggle with onions.

Enter the army goggles.

What they lack in style, they make up for in effective tear-prevention, and I am more than happy to turn this task over to him.

We went bowling the other day with some friends. Our only friends, actually. Well, our only friends in Idaho. We've become oddly anti-social since moving here. Could it have something to do with all my friends being inside my computer? Or are all the people here just weird?

I digress.

Noe squatted in front of the lane and shoved her ball down. It ricocheted off the bumpers, and about five minutes later, gently tapped a pin or two. It was like watching slow motion. It took FOREVER.

The main highlight was packing five children onto a simulated roller coaster ride, and watching them scream with delight and act like they were holding on for dear life. It was ridiculous, but fifty cents very well spent.

This guy broke the high score in whack-a-mole. He put the quarter in for Noe to play, and she freaked out. They were actually alligators, not moles, and she was scared of them. Rather than waste the quarter, Skip put his military combative skills to good use and whacked the living snot out of the alligators. If it was Vegas, it would've been a jackpot.

Mika discovered he doesn't need bumpers to bowl anymore. While his brother is still hurling the bowling ball shotput style down the lane, Mika has developed a bit of technique and skill. Just a bit, mind you. I'm really starting to like the new haircut. I miss the curls, but he's getting so handsome and grown-up, I can't help but adore him.

And then there's B. This guy is the best. We discovered today that he has a very important event at work that falls during (DUN, DUN, DUN...) Women's Conference/Blogapalooza. He had originally planned to take leave, and pull some daddy-duty. This was going to throw it all off. But he sent me this email:
I don't know how I missed this but I'll work around it. Commissioning is the biggest thing we do here so I need to be at the ceremony. Again, I don't know how this got missed but I want you to know that I want you to go and have a great time at blog-a-la-poop-a-lot.

What a guy, huh? He could've just said, Sorry babe. Tough luck. But we did some tag-teaming and some coordinating... and worked it out. We have been super busy this week, and it's only getting busier for the next month. I miss him in that business. I look forward to our little hour at the end of the day, when it's quiet and just us. No phone, no kids, no computer, just me and B. It's my favorite part of the day.

On a final note, last night I told him not to stress about getting that camera exactly by March 30th. I want to make sure I've selected the one I really want, and shopped around for the best deal on it. That may not happen by March 30th. He looked relieved when I told him not to worry if it wasn't wrapped up on my bday. A little too relieved, actually. So I gently reminded him that he damn well better have SOMETHING wrapped to present me with on that day.

Love you B!