Finn is 6!

I can't believe he's 6 years old! Here's what we did today:

6.45am - woke him up, jumped on his bed and gave him lots of kisses and hugs. Jojo came in to hand him his presents (we wrapped each one separately)
7.15am - bought snacks for school from Dunkin Donuts
8.25am - went to school
11.45am - went out to buy ice cream cake at Baskin Robbins but they didn't have ready-made ones so we decided to go to Carvel instead, after eating lunch at Smitty's BBQ.
2.55pm - went to school
3.15pm - lit candles, sang happy birthday, sliced cake and ate (^_^)
5.20pm - drove to Minado for dinner, as requested by Finn. He told our waiter that it's his birthday. About midway through our meal, he asked our waiter when they were going to sing to him (^_^) After our meal, they gave him a cake with a candle, and sang happy birthday.

Here are some photos and a video.

Headlines

This is something I got in my email - funny headlines. I'm sure the stories behind these weren't funny but just reading how these headlines were written is (^_^) And no, the comments in brackets aren't mine, that's how the email went.

1. Crack Found on Governor's Daughter [Imagine that!]

2. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says [No, really?]

3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers [Now that's taking things a bit far!]

4. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus? [Not if I wipe thoroughly!]

5. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over [What a guy!]

6. Miners Refuse to Work after Death [No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so!]

7. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant [See if that works any better than a fair trial!]

8. War Dims Hope for Peace [I can see where it might have that effect!]

9. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile [You think?]

10. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures [Who would have thought!]

11. Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide [They may be on to something!]

12. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges [You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?]

13. Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge [he probably IS the battery charge!]

14. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group [Weren't they fat enough?!]

15. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft [That's what he gets for eating those beans!]

16. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks [do they taste like chicken?]

17. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half [Chainsaw Massacre all over again!]

18. Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors [Boy, are they tall!]

And the winner is....

19. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

New Look

I figured it was time for a change so for 2 days, I've struggled with ideas on what to do here. This is the result. Those animals represent us (^_^) Jojo's the dog since he has the characteristics of a dog and the same goes for me, the cat. But I can't think of anything for Finn so I asked him last night, "if you were an animal, what would you be?" He said he wanted to be a monkey so that he can swing and climb on trees. Then I told him what animals we were and he goes, "oooohhh, dogs chase cats! Ok, I want to be a mouse so you can chase me." hehehe (^_^) So he became the mouse. I made these this morning and finally decided on the whole look. I'm liking it (^_^) What about you?

Stuff

Sorry I haven't been able to update this blog. Been meaning to change the look as well but not sure what to do yet ... have to design something first. I'll try to do that before January ends.

Well, school started on the 2nd and Finn told me that he missed school (^_^) Winter break was only 7 schooldays, pretty short compared to 2 weeks in other schools. Then we attended his classmate's birthday party on the 5th. Yesterday I went shopping for stuff for Finn's birthday. He's turning 6 on the 29th but we're not gonna have a party, just gonna bring snacks to school and lootbags of course. Mario was his first choice for a theme but there isn't anywhere that you can buy Mario stuff. Then he said Kingdom Hearts. Where in the world can we buy Kingdom Hearts themed party supplies?! So I asked him to pick another and then he said he wanted Spongebob. So I started filling the lootbags (Spongebob of course) yesterday afternoon with some Spongebob things and candy and a toy and today, I printed out labels for the mini chocolates that would go in them.

What do you think? So I'm pretty much done, just have to buy the snacks on the day of so that they're fresh. Then maybe we'll have dinner out to celebrate.