Today was the first day in memory
that Daddy truly had no work commitments which couldn’t be put off, so the
three of us made the most of it while Mommy had an opportunity to get her long
awaited craft room preparations underway J.
First, Mommy got the two of you
going with breakfast (you insisted on eggs this morning, Bodhi) while Daddy
went for his scheduled eye vision exam. When Daddy returned, Mommy assisted in
getting the two of you packed and ready for an adventure! We had some crackers
and trail bars and ice water for treats, placed each of you in the carriage
with a blanket and your spring jackets, and off we went for a long walk and
eventually found our way to Foster Park.
The two of you had an absolute
blast, you love to swing Bodhi, and Buddha you love to explore, and both of you
were fearless in wanting to climb on everything. You tried climbing on the
gorilla statute, Bodhi, then tried to cover its feet with rocks (with your
brother’s help), but when you stood up underneath it you bumped your head and
got a boo boo (you get this honest from your DaddyJ) and you cried and cried but
Daddy and your brother comforted you until you agreed to shake it off and go
back to playing. A mommy and her little boy (probably about two years older
than you Buddha) came to play and the little boy kept climbing on the tall
slide and yelling things like “I’m the king of the world” and you would
completely stop what you were doing, Buddha, and turn to the little boy and
scream, “NO!” You are such a hoot! I hope you’re not starting to mark your
territory J.
After playtime and snack-time
(which is an absolute must for you, BuddhaJ),
we continued our journey along the adventure trail along the yellow-brick road
(yes, Daddy sang you the song from the Wizard of Oz, and you both tolerated it,
perhaps because Daddy’s voice really did seem to sound like the munchkinsJ) and we discovered a
duck family with a mommy and daddy duck and three baby ducks, a bunch (ok, a
gaggle) of geese grazing in the field, a turtle sunbathing in the creek, some
hyper-active doggies, and some other park-goers all who commented on how
adorable the two of you areJ.
Daddy assured the both of you
that along the yellow brick road we would come upon an ice cream stand, so we
stopped at the ice cream shop across the street from the park, Crazy J’s Ice
Cream Bar at 320 W. Superior, and we met the owner “Jay Meck” who was an
incredibly nice man who also substitute teaches at Kokomo High School (Daddy
tried to recruit him for Ivy TechJ),
and we assured Jay we would come back in the future to enjoy some ice cream
again (Bodhi you had “Huckleberry” because it is blueJ and Buddha you had
orange-pineapple).
We then continued our carriage
ride home to get the two of you down for your nap after a delicious lunch Mommy
made us. By the time the two of you awakened from your nap, Daddy prepared the
grill outside for Mommy to cook some steaks for dinner, brother Sean Frankie
came by and asked for a ride home (he walked all the way from work-at least 2 ½
miles—Daddy instructed him to call in the future to see if someone is available
to come get him, thought it proved fortunate that he walked because he found
your blanket on the sidewalk a few blocks from our house Bodhi, apparently we
dropped it unnoticed on the way home. So, the three of us added another
adventure to our day by driving Sean Frankie home (on the way he bought you
French fries, a McDouble and a sprite, BuddhaJ
but Mommy had dinner prepared), dropped him off (he didn’t want to go on an
adventure, he had plans), and then we went to the Markland Mall where you both
got a cookie from Blondies, guess what you got a blue one Bodhi and Buddha got
a yellow oneJ.
By the time we made it home it
was dinner time (yes, another dinner BuddhaJ),
and we watched Nick Jr. before Daddy gave the two of you a bath, then Mommy
helped get everyone ready for bed. The three of us lay in Mommy and Daddy’s bed
and watch Nick Jr. for a little while (pretending we were at a drive-in
theatre), then off to bed for stinkerbutt and stinkerbelleJ.
Daddy ended up falling asleep on
the couch, and thought at first I was dreaming, but Mommy awakened Daddy to
announce her final grades were posted in her last classes in her graduate
program so Mommy in another week will have her Master’s degree!!!! Yeah,
Mommy!!!!!!!
“Night, nightJ”!
PS Daddy failed to mention that while he was giving
you both a bath, Mommy was downstairs cleaning up the kitchen and putting away
dinner dishes, when Mr. Arlo passed out in water bowl, spilling it everywhere. Mommy would have never noticed anything was wrong hadn’t
Mr. Arlo spilled his water everywhere. Mr.
Arlo was choking on steak. Mommy panicked,
but managed to perform the Heimlich maneuver and Mr. Arlo puked up the huge piece
of steak lodged in his throat. Mommy ran
upstairs, soaking wet and smelling of puke, and announced that she had saved Mr.
Arlo’s life… Bodhi, you were so funny, when Mommy announced it you cheered. Buddha you followed your sister’s lead and
cheered as well J
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