You can see the wisdom teeth really clearly on this one, too:
Baby Buffaloe
In an attempt to restrain myself from blabbing on and on about the rugrats, I've started a blog to upload photos and videos and the occasional story for your internet browsing pleasure.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Dentist
You can see the wisdom teeth really clearly on this one, too:
K Pop
Leah has been listening to K Pop on repeat - due to the K Pop Demon Hunters movie on Netflix that all of the 3rd graders are obsessed with.
It's about a super popular (fictional!) girl band in Korea called Huntr/x, whose members are secretly demon hunters. Then a rival boy band called the Saja Boys (who are actually secretly demons!) comes on the scene.
There was a singalong showing at the movie theater and Leah & I went (& she & the other kids in the audience sang along to every word). It’s catchy!
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Teen Birthday Interview
(As Nana Jana let me know, I did the interview & then forgot to publish it! Here it is!)
Jim's birthday is tomorrow! We are doing the interview now because it's the weekend! For his birthday meals, he chose a maple bacon doughnut for breakfast, smoothies for lunch, and Pappo's pizza for dinner. We're going to Sparky's tonight for ice cream.
- How old are you? 13. No I'm 12. I'm turning 13.
- What is your favorite color? Green.
- What's your favorite possession? The Switch.
- What is your favorite game? Silk Song. What about game that's not a video game? I like chess.
- What is your favorite song? Probably "Ash in the Sun" by Vundabar.
- Do you have a favorite animal? Armadillo Lizard. Is that what you said last year? They will forever be my favorite animal.
- What is your favorite book? Or just a good book that you've read recently? Amercius.
- What is your favorite movie? Or just a good movie that you've seen recently? I liked Scott Pilgrim.
- What is your favorite TV show? I'd say Adventure Time.
- What is your favorite thing to eat? It's hard to beat burgers.
- Where is your favorite place to go? The movies
- Who is your best friend? Grant.
- What is something you learned last year? I learned how to sew & thread a needle.
- What is something you'll learn now that you're 13 (or this year in 7th grade)? Some Algebra. I don't understand anything but I have an A.
- What is your favorite subject at school? RTI (study hall). Actually English.
- Who is your favorite teacher this year? Mr. Hanselman. Is that your English teacher? Yeah.
- What is something that is hard for you to do? Give Leah a piggyback ride.
- What is your favorite thing to do? Give Leah a piggyback ride.
- What is your favorite thing to do with friends? Go to the movies. So I don't have to talk. Actually maybe the pool.
- What do you like about Me (Mom)? Nothing. No don't write that! Um. I like that you didn't marry for looks.
- What do you like about Dad? I like that he was very ambitious with his marriage.
- What do you like about Amelie? We can talk a lot. I don't know. She talks a lot. She's very nerdy. Is that a good thing? Yeah.
- What do you like about Leah? She's very cute and ugly and I love her.
- What do you like about yourself? I can play a lot of instruments.
- What do you want to be when you grow up? A dictator. Actually, maybe a musician, I don't know. Or a president.
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Permit Driver
Amelie passed her permit test! First try!
She was not prepared for the questions about her height, weight, eye color, and zip code, however! To be fair, those were not in the book!
We drove very, very slowly around the middle school parking lot!
And then, a couple of weeks later, the real permit came in the mail (not just the paper copy):
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Glasses!
Jim got glasses. He picked these out, out of all the possible frames:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
First Day of School 2025
Happy first day of school, everyone!
Amelie's a sophomore at Hickman. She gets to sleep in a whole hour later than the other kids. And, miracle of miracles, the bus was exactly on time today (for the ride to school).
Here's to a good year!
Swift Nature Camp
Like I said before, we did a whole lotta camp this summer! Jim especially! He spent 3 weeks at Swift Nature Camp in Wisconsin. They also did the photo uploads so we could somewhat stalk him on Facebook & he sent 2 letters home (& I think one more to Nana Jana).
He flew on an airplane for the first time to get there:
There was a pig named Bubba who ate the leftover food scraps from the mess hall:
Jim, wearing a flannel shirt & swim trunks. (Apparently we forgot to pack his second pair of swim trunks so he just had the one pair.)
Sam had big car trouble on the way up to get Jim, so I had to rescue him! It was nice to be able to go pick Jim up together and see his cabin and some of the camp, though.