A Poor Substitute

Greetings and salutations from today's substitute blogger, Christian. Please bear with me as we tortuously work our way through my tedious prose in a miserable attempt to emulate the effortless writing/blogging skills of the lovely and brilliantly talented Headmistress.

I wasn't actually present for some of these events, but I have notes and pictures from Kristine, and the no-doubt highly accurate memories of the children to guide me. Onward.

Fly Him to the Moon
For some time now CJ has been wanting to make a home brew energy drink concoction that he calls Rocket Fuel. The not-so-secret recipe is a mixture of Mountain Dew, Monster Energy Drink, Red Bull and a vial of 5 Hour Energy. So the other day he finally collected all of the ingredients and repaired to the laboratory, er kitchen, to assemble his elixir.

Into the cauldron with all.

I'm (not) sorry to say that I didn't actually taste the end result, but CJ assures me that it is not only delicious, but it is also "Your number one source for for energy." They also poured the liquid fuel into rocket-shaped freezer-pop molds to make Solid Rocket Boosters, which I'm sure will be equally as tasty and lively as well as a refreshing frosty treat on our hot day when it comes this summer. Both kids managed to imbibe some of the liquid and didn't end up in orbit, so we'll try to save the recipe as a special treat to serve to visitors.

Damsel in Shining Armor
Prepare to be amazed by Annabelle's Cyborg Party Bear Helmet, complete with chest plate sporting a pinkish-purplish star in the middle. But why bother trying to do justice describing it when you can feast your eyes upon the glorious reality:

Outstanding.  Bionics, protection and style... Does it get any better? I think not.

Taco Loco
Earlier today, out of the blue, CJ expressed a desire to have tacos for dinner. In other households this might not be an unusual request for a kid but, while his sister Annabelle is always ready to try new things, for the most part Mr. Ceej is, shall we say, a discriminating eater. So tacos it was. Of course they weren't all fancied up with stuff like lettuce, tomatoes, or salsa, but we are happy that his tastes are expanding bit by bit as he gets older. Both kids gave them a solid thumbs up.

Finalus Scientificus
The kids had their science final exam last week and got the results back today. They both studied really hard, practiced quizzing each other repeatedly, and their hard work paid off. They both aced it with 100% scores. w00t! Go CJ and Annabelle!

And now we return you to your regularly scheduled blogger. Thank you for your patience.