Boy, 1 1/2, Learns Tractors Are Cool, Grandfather Pleased.

Saturday, my father took the wifey, the ladykiller and I to this farm museum called Rough-n-Tumble for their "John Deere Days". Uh oh. Grandpa is in heaven... With Alex right behind!

They had the standard, an antique tractor parade, a lawn tractor pulling cut-off barrels with seats for a kiddie ride (Alex couldn't do this... he's too small) and of course tractor pulls. If it wasn't green and yellow (or pink and purple as one young girl had her John Deere painted) it wasn't walking out alive.

Of course, this was the Ladykiller's first time at something like this. Grandpa wanted to take him to one of these ever since he was born. And, boy, did he have fun!

They also had a small train ride there too. Daddy and Alex HAD to take two rides on it. Hope PopPop Frank doesn't get jealous... He's the one that takes him on train rides...

After playing in the 'corn box', Alex had corn practically everywhere, including in his diaper.. (Not THAT type of corn, Swarrior! Get you mind out of the gutter!) It was a good day. My dad won a t-shirt as a door prize, which he then gave it to me. Finally, by 1:00pm, the tractor pulls started

While watching it, Alex would start dancing to the unique putt-putt sound of the tractors. Then, we looked down and found this...

... He fell asleep!!! Catch you on the flipside!!!

Next Time: The Blackest Night (I promise! Trust me..)

The Things We Used To Do at Vacation Bible School

Last week our church had that fun week for kids and adults... VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!! I'm still recovering from it. Everyone had a great time with our theme, "Crocodile Dock". It had everything, Bible stories, testimonies, food, games, crafts (I wanted to make the picture frame!) and really bad comedy with a really bad southern accent.

Most of my time was spent with this class, the 7th and 8th graders. They may look like trouble, but they're a bunch of good kids. Now if they can get over that dopey "Twilight" facsination...

One day at VBS was spent subbing for the regular 1st thru 3rd grade teacher. These guys were a blast. They're smarter than what I was at that age.

Like I said, games and food. Up top, was a cardboard mat race. And down below, the class with the most offering giving in one night gets a pizza party. For 3 years the oldest class won the pizza.

Nancy, the pastor's wife, asked me to do a little acting for VBS. And so Skeeter was born, bad southern accent and everything. It was great for the kids, but, yeah, it wasn't pretty. I had a really good time at VBS last week. I personally cannot wait til next year.

Before I close up for this installment, I want to give a shout out to all those lucky people going to the San Diego Comic-Con. Especially you Savage. Enjoy yourself! Catch you on the flipside!

Next Time: The Blackest Night!

Caption Contest and Frequently Asked Questions

So, first off I want to say blah. Alex is mad because only one person entered the caption contest. Granny had some good ones but of course I went and lost them. Because of that, she's gonna get the shoefly pie. Sometime. That or I'll let her take the ladykiller with her and my stepfather to visit my brother for the weekend. This was an experiment and next time I'll do better with it. In the meantime, Enforcer Rodrego Schaeffer wants to give you a rasberry:

The wifey and I seem to get the same questions over and over. I decided to clear the air with these "Most Frequently Asked Question!"

1. When are you gonna have another child?

Answer: While we both love kids and can't dream of spending a single minute without the ladykiller, right now it wouldn't be in our best interest to have any more. One is enough that we can handle, physically (not enough room in our home) and mentally (Alex keeps us running!)

2. Is your wife working?

Answer: Michelle went back to work approximately a month after Alex was born. The stay at home parent is an appealling idea but with everything priced so high, we couldn't afford that luxury.

3. How's both of your job securities in this economy?

Answer: Michelle is finally ending a record 5 week engagement of the musical Les Miserable at the Fulton. She's been really jumping. I, on the otherhand, am experiencing a downturn in the car auction business and a lot of people are a little nervous. I can't go into detail because of the nature of the downturn and I don't want any trouble from the bosses here.

4. How's it goin'?

Answer: My friend at work Mike asks me this every day. I tell him it's goin' and everything is hunkydorie.

5. Are you smokiing cigars again?

Answer: Yes. I'm trying to quit and it's not that easy. I need to save the money for a trip to the San Diego Comic-Con in 2011.

6. Is that oil coming from your truck?

Answer: Ugh. I've been meaning to get that fixed.

That's just a little taste of what questions we sometimes get. If you have any more feel free to comment in the comment section. Catch you on the flipside!

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