POWER OUTAGE

After having lunch at Blue C Sushi, we went to check out some bedroom furniture for Mimi's room and also check out about buying a new matteress. The one that grandma and grandpa gave us last year is hard as a rock although Mimi has never complained about it. We arrived home just before grandma and grandpa were to arrive for dinner. Dad went out and got some Chinese take out at our local Chinese restaurant. It was pretty good stuff we had to eat. Just after finishing dinner was when the power went out and grandma and grandpa decided to go home for the evening. They are such party animals those youngsters! In the meantime mom and dad went outside to check on what was happening. Mom could hear Mimi crying inside. "Heeeey Butch! Give it back!" Mimi was playing with her trains and every chance he got, the little thief would grab a track and run like heck. After about an hour and a half the power came back on. Don't know what happened though.

BLUE C SUSHI

This afternoon after Kosen Rufu Gongyo, Mom had wanted to try out the new sushi joint in South Center Mall called Blue C Sushi. Mom asked Mimi "Mimi, would you like to go have sushi for lunch?" "Oh course!!!" replied the girl. Duh! What was I thinking? Mimi loves sushi. It was pretty good if I do say so myself. Mimi got a kick out of watching the conveyor belt of delicacies go by and being able to pick out the sushi that she wanted to eat. How the prices are determined are by the color on the rim of the plates. So as you pick your plates, you stack them when you are done so that the waitress will know how much to ring up your tab. The stack of plates from left to right are as follows: dad, mom then Mimi and the girl still wanted more to eat believe it or not. How that kid loves Maguro sushi is beyond me.

CAN THIS BE REAL?

Besides shopping at Fred Meyer's, mom shops at our local Safeway market, and she can rack up points to save on gas at Safeway's gas station. Can't remember the last time I paid less than $20.00 for gas.

BONNIE, CLYDE, SARA AND PAPITO

All the way to Sara's mom heard from the back seat "Are we there yet?" Finally we reached our destination. Hooray!!! While the grownups were talking in the front room, the kids were playing school in the family room. Papito was the teacher, Sara acted as the assistant and Mimi and Blake were the students. At one point we saw Mimi and Blake come out to the front room to play and we asked them if they got kicked out of the family room. "Nope" they both said, "We are on recess".

GRANDMA, GRANDPA AND "BONNIE AND CLYDE'

Grandma: Mimi, have you ever kissed Blake?

Mimi (with a scruntched up face): Oh nooo!!! Yuck! He's gross!!!

And the saga of whatever Mimi has Blake has to have continues. Way before Butch came into our lives, Blake had and still has a stuffed toy Pug who's original name was Spike but now has become Butch. While at grandma's house, grandma said that she saw the stuffed penguin in the store the other day and bought it for Mimi. Mimi was super happy and pleased about it. On the other hand ol' Blake was looking a bit sad. Mimi had decided that she wants to name the penguin Pengy, so she did. While at Red Robins Blake put his dollar into the toy vending machine which had a variety of stuffed animals to pick from including a penguin and picked out his penguin with "the claw". This particular vending machine was the kind where one can play until they win. As you may have guessed, he named his penguin Pengy also.

Then during the time while we were waiting for the food, Blake would try to tell Mimi how she should color her paper placemat and I must say that he can be quite persistant too. "I can do whatever I want! You are not my boss!" Mimi says. Whenever Blakes says that Mimi won't listen to him, the guys in the neighborhood tell him to "suck it up cuz it ain't ever going to change." Poor little fella. Like I always say they are like brother and sister forever and always. Finally after the food arrived and while we were eating we had loads of fun playing "I Spy".

HE'S NOT BIGGER! JUST TALLER!

That's what Mimi told her grandma and grandpa this afternoon. Since little Bailey was taking a nap at the pick up time, mom brought Blake home along with Mimi. Then when he got wind of Mimi going over to Sara's house this evening the first thing that popped out of his mouth was "Can I come too???" He just absolutely adores Sara. So as you can see he came along with us but not before making a stop to see grandma and grandpa first then heading to Red Robins for dinner before going over to Sara's.

CHASING AND CHEWING

Butch has now been a part of our lives for one and a half months. Between him and Mimi and her friends, there is never ever and dull moment around the Putney household. Butch is now still at the chewing stage of his little life. He will come out of Mimi's room with any number of her stuffed toys. Pictured here is Butch chewing on one of Blake's shoes. His other favorite past time is chasing his tail and anything else he can sink his teeth into including mom's toes. Ummmm Yummy and Tasty too!!!