THE ROCK

Can you smell L L L ... the Rock? That's for all you wrestling fans out there.

Tonight we tried out this pizzaria in Covington called The Rock. It's a cross between Hard Rock Cafe and California Pizza Kitchen. Buffalo wings were ok, drinks were good and the pizza was very, very good. The best around our town.

SAFETY FIRST

Our Mimi is a safety girl. This morning Mimi wanted to take her "children" to the indoor playground to which mama said ok. When that was over we went to Walgreen's to make passport pictures for our passport renewal. Then it was time for school. Mama always keeps an extra carseat in her car in case Blake wants to ride with us anywhere. After dropping Mimi off, mama noticed Baby Jaguar, Mr Giraffe and Pinky Pie strapped in the car seat. Mama had a good laugh to herself and just had to take a picture.

PRESENT FOR DISNEY SAMANTHA, KATIE AND NAOMI

There are a gazillion of these wild flowers growing here in western Washington. This morning after playing at the indoor playground Mimi decided to pick these flowers for her long time Disney friends.

Mimi: Mama, I have a surprise for you (hands are behind her back)

Mama: What is it?

Mimi: Close your eyes.

Mama: What is it?

Mimi: These! This is for my Disney Samantha, Katie and Naomi!!! They live far away.

Almost everynight papa shows Mimi on her map where all of her California friends live.

SWIMMING LESSONS

Mimi absolutely loves her swimming lessons. Ms Gretchen is a great teacher but unfortunately Kinderswim is quite costly as opposed to the aquatic center which is only half the price of kinderswim. Mama found out a bit too late. So for the remainder of this month of May we will finish out with kinderswim then starting next month we will move on to the aquatic center.

TWO COOL CHICKS

This picture was taken upon arriving at Kinderswim. Mimi was listening to none other than Alvin and the Chipmunks on the way there and had to put on her "rockstar" glasses.

By accident mama found out that her camera also takes videos without the sound. Unfortunately mama has not quite figured out how to put it on the blog. Doggone it!!! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait till papa gets home so that he can explain it to this computer dummy.

SCHOOLYARD ARGUMENTS

Yesterday mama and Mimi went over to see how grandma was feeling. While there mama relayed the following story to grandpa. It seems that Mimi and her school friend Jackie had a quarrel at school last Friday. Ms Hedman (teacher) said that she did not know how it got started other than the fact that the two girls were crying. So she sat them both down at the table and had Mimi and Jackie talk things out between them. According to Mimi, Jackie was "bugging me while I was trying to concentrate". Jackie is a smidgen older than Mimi also taller. They both have the take charge personalities. They eventually hugged and made up. They are now once again the best of friends. When mama finished the story, grandpa says "who won the fight?"

GAME AND STORY OF THE WEEK

For several weeks the game was tic tac toe. Now everything is the hokey pokey. Instead of mama telling a bedtime story to Mimi. Mimi likes to tell mama a bedtime story of "Jack And The Beanstop". Somehow the Disney Princesses get mixed into the story of Jack and the beanstop. What an imagination this kid has.