super

henro's been on a superhero kick for a while and has accumulated quite a collection of action figures, tees, dvd's, undies, coloring books, fruit snacks, swim gear, etc. if it's got spidey, batman, iron man, wolverine, the hulk (aka "honk" to boo boo), or any of the justice league on or associated with it...we've got it.

accordingly, this came as no surprise: "you know what i wanna be when i grow up? ... do they have a spiderman in this town? ... well, i'm gonna be him."

but then there was today's declaration: "i wanna be right to a superhero...no college or school."

on one hand, lots of money will be saved on tuition expenses. on the other, very little money will be earned & saved to fund supermom's nursing home expenses in a few years.  awesome.

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they're baaaaaaack

...and, of course, they were bearing gifts for the rugrats.  nice, tasteful, souvenirs for their angellic grandsons to cavort about in.  exhibit a:

welcome home, georgie & pop!
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sea ya!

the wdb soon will have all 18 feet on land again. we've only heard from georgie & pop a handful of times - allegedly it's "really expensive" or "coverage is bad" - but clearly they're surviving in the absence of offspring induced commotion. it appears pop even made a couple new friends...

fi & i have successfully parented without their a-sittin'-stance for 7 consecutive days. big deal for mimi, not so much for her super momma sista...who gets major props for feeding us at least two delicious home cooked meals this week.

best of all, i have black & white proof that the cruisers are rested and ready to take on some grandchirren watchin'...particularly during an upcoming wdb getaway:

soooo...mimi is busy configuring an extensive spa schedule to follow during said vacay. i'll book double, fi ;)

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foam party

the kiddo was borderline deathly afraid of whirpools until georgie somehow convinced him to splish splash in her tub a couple weeks ago. cue the beginning of henro's campaign to use the monstrosity that's been so sadly underused at home...and, therefore, in desperate need of undergoing the miserable cleaning-out-the-system process. one hour plus cascade. i recommend initiating the fun before 9pm.  seriously.

nonetheless, the little prince got his way. shocker, i know.

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bookin' it

"i run with a fabulous circle of people."  yes, i stole jill zarin's opening line, but it's just so true.  and while my circles are many & all over the place, some intersect each other, and a couple look more like pretzels at times, i absolutely love my people.  sadly, i don't see many of 'em nearly enough, but i'm blessed with a guarantee of hanging with several o' my chickadees on a monthly basis...9 months out of the year...on a tuesday night.  junior league.  yes, i'm one of "those."  and no, "those" are not at all like what civilians often assume...well, mostly...but we'll save that for another day, another entry.  or not.

anywho...we've just marked the end of another league year & celebrated lotsa accomplishments & the passing of gavels, batons, etc at our annual dinner.  in my case, it was the passing of a wooden spoon, per se.  which is kinda scary considering mimi doesn't cook...yet now she's in charge of the entire cookbook committee!!  who the heck made that placement decision?!? seriously.  still, i think i'm ready, and i owe it all to the fabulous JLL women i've worked & played with the past couple of years.

thanks for an amazing year, my fabulous friends!  hugs & kisses & love to you all...muah!

now...who wants to buy a cookbook????