Soooo....here is some irrefutable proof that the kids DEFINITELY belong to John.
Down the road we go, on our way to the YMCA for summer youth fitness, inconveniently scheduled from 6-7 in the evening, and from the back pipes up a little voice. "Mommy," my adorable girl child says, "do you know Queen Amidala? You know, from Star Wars?" Ummhmmm, I respond. "Did you know she was only 14 when she became queen? Just 14! Can you believe that?" Oh, I am not believing something alright, but it is NOT the queen's tender years. "And," adds my information source, "all her girls that served her, they were her age, and they weighed the same as she did, and they looked like her and were the same height." Wow, I respond. And thus begins a very rousing conversation in the back about where, precisely, the places can actually be found, and how they developed their weapons and machinery. You will be happy to know that it was established that Star Wars, its people and various locations are located in our imaginations. And this frighteningly informative pint sized sci fi fan is certifiable proof that these children are indeed the spawn of John Rowland.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
10 Things I love About Blu
In honor of the return of Betsy Blu, carefully restored to her former glory, and seemingly no worse for the wear, I dedicate this post to her. For approximately two weeks, we tootled around in Loaner....that would be our rental, a grey Toyota Corolla which I did NOT love. Now that we have her back, we realized how important she is to us, so we welcome her home with this ode to Betsy in the form of 10 things we love about Blu!
10. She is such a pretty shade of Blu.
9. She has a clock. I know, it doesn't seem like an ammenity, but after a few weeks without one in Loaner, it is definitely something we came to appreciate.
8. Storage, storage, storage and more storage! Whomever invented Stow-and-Go should win the Nobel Prize. I nominate them.
7. The ability to place the kids out of reasonable reach of one another. The back seat of a midsize vehicle is just not big enough for three kids, trust me. Sound familiar to any other parents out there? "Stop touching me! Stop touching me! STOP touching me! STOP touching ME! STOP TOUCHING ME!""AHHHH! Mom! He/she hit me!" Sigh...
6. The interior of the van allows space for sound dispersement. The back seat of the Corolla is just too darn close to the front seat, and too darn small for all that noise. I am fairly certain John and I had tiny aneurysms every time we went somewhere in the car, which also explains why we are now even more forgetful, so please don't mention it.
5. Comfortably positioned arm rests. Perfectly placed for premium arm propage.
4. Ideal steering wheel design. Who knew there even was one, right? But there is! And Betsy's is designed ideally for comfort in both one, and two-handed driving.
3. Power locks. Man did we miss them, and along with those....
2. Remote power locks and sliding doors. As a mom of more than one, these are such a must! I knew when we added Betsy to the family that this was going to spoil me, and man, oh man, was I right!
1. Finally, Betsy is a well-worn, well-loved member of our family. I know we are a bunch of funny bunnies for considering our vehicles a part of the fam, but we are okay with that. She always takes good care of us and gets us where we need to go sanely and comfortably. We sure did miss you, Betsy, and welcome home!
10. She is such a pretty shade of Blu.
9. She has a clock. I know, it doesn't seem like an ammenity, but after a few weeks without one in Loaner, it is definitely something we came to appreciate.
8. Storage, storage, storage and more storage! Whomever invented Stow-and-Go should win the Nobel Prize. I nominate them.
7. The ability to place the kids out of reasonable reach of one another. The back seat of a midsize vehicle is just not big enough for three kids, trust me. Sound familiar to any other parents out there? "Stop touching me! Stop touching me! STOP touching me! STOP touching ME! STOP TOUCHING ME!"
6. The interior of the van allows space for sound dispersement. The back seat of the Corolla is just too darn close to the front seat, and too darn small for all that noise. I am fairly certain John and I had tiny aneurysms every time we went somewhere in the car, which also explains why we are now even more forgetful, so please don't mention it.
5. Comfortably positioned arm rests. Perfectly placed for premium arm propage.
4. Ideal steering wheel design. Who knew there even was one, right? But there is! And Betsy's is designed ideally for comfort in both one, and two-handed driving.
3. Power locks. Man did we miss them, and along with those....
2. Remote power locks and sliding doors. As a mom of more than one, these are such a must! I knew when we added Betsy to the family that this was going to spoil me, and man, oh man, was I right!
1. Finally, Betsy is a well-worn, well-loved member of our family. I know we are a bunch of funny bunnies for considering our vehicles a part of the fam, but we are okay with that. She always takes good care of us and gets us where we need to go sanely and comfortably. We sure did miss you, Betsy, and welcome home!
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