Thursday, August 28, 2008

Junk Drawer Drama

I decided to organize my junk drawer today. It's full of coupons, lids, newspaper clippings and - oddly - my home organization notebook. As I was cleaning, I discovered a coupon for A FREE PACKAGE OF OREOS...AND IT WAS EXPIRED! I absolutely love Oreos, and I am still traumatized that I missed the opportunity to get a free package! As I was continuing my cleaning project, I also found a picture of Marcus from Halloween 3 years ago. He was dressed as a hippie, and when he came to the door (from his mom's house) I totally didn't recognize him. He came on into the house and started helping himself to the candy. I was so shocked that a complete stranger would do this, and stood there with my mouth wide open. I tried to escort him back outside, and then realized it was him. It was pretty funny. Here's the pic...


After a few more minutes of organizing, I got to thinking about that Oreo coupon, and decided to check out my personal stash. I keep a package of Oreos on a top shelf in the kitchen that only I know about. OK - Blake knows about it, but he's usually on a low carb diet, so I'm safe. Or so I thought. Today, when I opened the package I discovered that ALL of the cookies had been opened and the white filling was LICKED OUT! Left behind were about 12 chocolate cookie halves! I have no idea when this happened, and I'm still tracking down the culprit, though all clues point to the 4 year old! The only benefit to the ordeal was the bloggable moment. Here's the evidence...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Another Crazy Day

A few days before school started, I asked Marcus to go to the basement and bring up some luau decorations. A friend wanted to borrow them for her office party, and I volunteered to drop them off. Marcus emerged from the basement sans luau decorations, but instead wearing my old grass skirt from my lifeguarding days. We had tons of errands to run, and I dared Marcus to wear the skirt for the entire day. He couldn't resist, and we had fun stopping at random places around town for some quick snaps. Enjoy...

Making a deposit at the bank. Note - that's the bank where his step-father is the president. He got some weird looks until the branch manager recognized him. It's funny to watch people be nice out of obligation to a teenager in a grass skirt!

Marcus at a bus stop. Mason kept shouting, "DON'T GET ON THE BUS, MARCUS!" from across the street.Self explanitoryMASON! Get back in the van!

Joining the picketers. Notice his sign, "No Luau - No Planes".