Yesterday, after I showed the kids the bear-in-a-candy-store video, C-7 told me he was thinking of a cartoon where an 'alligator with the birds that clean their teeth has a sad bear in the background thinking, I wish I had minions'

So here it is!  Only, I had to use a crocodile instead of an alligator.  Sorry about betraying the artists original ( Read more... )

A candy store in Estes Park got burglarized in the night.  This store is right on the main tourist drag, so it's a little freaky who the culprit turned out to be (the good stuff starts at 42 seconds in if you want to skip the setup):

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Guess I know where we'll be going in the next week before school starts!

We all went for a family walk this afternoon.  T-9 was telling me all her plans for the future; future house, yard, pets, job -- everything.  There was a pause while she was gathering her thoughts for her next round and C-7 just casually said, "Yeah.  I don't know if I'll decide to have kids when I'm an adult because I'll be so busy as a Prospector ( Read more... )