This Week

Yesterday Willie was working on his homework.  He had to write an current event piece for his science class.  I said, "I just read one for my science class check it out!"  He read the article about a car sized asteroid hurling though space and passing right next to Earth.  I then asked him why this would be important enough to earn an article on Fox News.  He stared at me blankly.  "It was an asteroid similar to the one that caused the dinosaurs to become extinct."  I said.  The following round of input ensued.

Willie:  "So, if that asteroid would have hit the Earth dinosaurs would have gone extinct again?"
Marina:  "NO!  She is telling us that if the asteroid had hit the Earth WE would be extinct!"
Falcom:  "I don't want to be extinct!"

Willie's Robot....Gift to Mema's Garden

I started laughing.  I didn't pee myself, but it was close.  All three of them displaying the true nature of their character in one interaction.  I still laugh thinking of it today.

Valda turned 72 on Saturday.  She doesn't like to make a thing out of it so she never tells anyone.  Vince always finds out by accident and we scramble to do something fun.  Three years ago he called me on his way home from town and said, "It's Valda's birthday and I'm stopping by Fritz Creek for cakes, find some candles."  The only candles I had were a 6 and a 9.  We put them on the cupcakes and pecan bars and pie and Valda came in and said, "How did you know I was 69?"  When she turned 70 she was in Africa having brunch near a group of hippos. 

This year he found out a day early and Vince decided that we should surprise her for breakfast.  We took all the components for breakfast over to her house before she woke up.  We put the biscuits in the oven and waited for her to come out.  We heard her moving around back there.  We sat on the couch and we waited.  We waited.  And we waited.  Finally Vince took Willie's cell phone and called Valda's house.  Valda came out and walked straight to the phone, past the oven which was on, past the eggs and vegetables waiting to be cooked.  "Hello. Hello."  She said.  I was laughing so hard, we all were laughing so hard.  It didn't register to her that anything was wrong.  Then she looked over at us and we were all laughing and saying, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" 

She started laughing!  We had a great time all day laughing and telling how we surprised Valda.  Marge said, "What would you have done if she had come out naked?"  Vince said, "Closed our eyes tight and when she walked back into her room gotten the heck out of here!"

We love you Valda!