birthdays, bear and steals....

jack is the VIB (very important person) of the week at school! the VIB gets to bring home 'LC', the bear. being the VIB awards special privilege's. front in line, teachers special helper, bringing in a special guest at the end of the week (more to come on that)...very big things in a second graders life. LC's 'stuffed' life will never be the same after spending a noisy, somewhat uneventful weekend at the likkels.

big garage sale at tim & lisa's. oh joy.

yard work. like every other Saturday. oh joy (no sarcasm like the 'oh joy' above)

and poor LC, sad to say, spent a fair amount of time, on jack's bed...waiting for somewhat to pay a little attention to him. if nothing else, waiting for SOMEONE to brush his fur.

my maxwell is 10.
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my maxwell is 10.
i love this boy. i mean really, really dig this kid. he's funny. he's silly. he's max. if you know my max, you know what i'm talking about. he is the typical middle child. witty & sweet. (i'm a middle child).
he is intensely focused and yet, some days, the world can pass him on by and he'd be none the wiser.
i love that about him.
yup, i really love this boy.
happy day mr. max.
proud of you son.
very proud to call you my boy.

pics are out of order but this is our max, opening his birthday gift BEFORE leaving the Walmart parking lot.
he has been saving his pennies (literally, saving pennies) for weeks. he hit the 'mother-load' with his birthday money. he's been coveting sam's DS for months. THIS is what he's been saving for.
he had saved $178.00.
his total bill at Walmart came to $177.90.
he's saving the 10 cents for his 11th birthday.
that's my boy, always thinking ahead.
love you kiddo.

happy birthday dear maxwell. 10 sweet years old.

grandma likkel & the little man.

the clouds look fake.

they aren't.

500 thread count sheets.

a $39.99 sale.

can't beat that.

yeah for TJ maxx.

like sleeping on silk.

only not that slippery.

cause that would be like sleeping on water.

and that would be weird.

these sheets are NOT weird.

or slippery.

oh, good Governor. you get what i'm saying.

they are prurtty and soft.

i love nice sheets.

scored a boat load of shirts at Gap. $2.99 for boys t-shirts.

i'm dutch.

THESE sales are worth blogging about.

don't be jealous. go out and get yourself a deal.

OR

pay me a finders fee and i'll do it for you.