Dog and Kitty Show

Okay, here's the update:

David - as far as I know he hasn't heard back from the doctor on his stress test, so I guess that means he's not in any imminent danger. I hope. I guess he got the results of the sleep study. He gets to have his c-pap adjusted up 2 notches.

What else? He's been playing the same video game for about the past month. I'm not sure what the name of it is, but he plays a character that looks like Link in an orange poncho. He can also turn into a girl genie, a cat-girl and a caveman. Mostly the game consists of running around, opening treasure chests and going fishing. I don't like games that take forever to win, so I'm pretty sure I'm not ever gonna be playing that game. Whatever it is.

Meagan - and I went to a meeting during Parent-Teacher conference. We found out she doesn't have to do an externship to pass her dental class and graduate from High School. She probably DOES have to complete it in order to get her Certificate so she can work as a Dental Assistant. The good thing is she can do her externship during the summer which will be much easier for all of us. I think she's going to extern at Dr. Ferre's. She should like that; he and his staff are nice.

Cameron - participated in a History Fair last week. I didn't even know there was such a thing. A large share of Cameron's history grade depends on this project. Cameron and 3 of his friends (Michael, Nephi and Braden) made a video about William Wallace and why he was important to the history of Scotland. David and I took Cameron to the History Fair and hung around because we wanted to see the video. Michael says he wants to put it on youtube, so maybe you can find it there. I haven't looked.

Cameron got to be William Wallace because he was the biggest of the group. It was kind of like Monty Python in that most of the actors had to play more than one part - and it was kind of silly. Michael got to be the King of England, the entire English army and the judge that sentenced Wallace to death. He also played the soundtrack on the electric piano. Nephi got to be William Wallace's army and the guard that watched over Wallace while he was awaiting his execution. Braden was the narrator, cinematographer and video editor. Cameron wrote and typed up the process paper.

My favorite part of the video was when Michael chased Cameron across the park with a wooden sword. Cameron turned around at the last second and waved his hands in the air like he was scared, but not really. Cameron hid his face in his coat collar when the camera closed in on him after the sentencing. Cameron said he had to because he was laughing. Fortunately you couldn't really tell.

Cameron's friend Nick did his project on William Wallace, too. He did a display board like most of the students there. He knew more info about Wallace than Cameron and his group did - probably because this is the 3rd report he's done on Wallace. At least he was giving Cameron pointers on what to answer questions the judges might ask. I saw the second judge trying not to laugh as he left Cameron's group. I guess at least he found their film entertaining.

Nick and Cameron kept wrestling each other in the school cafeteria, where the History Fair was held. They were doing it for fun, but finally I had to tell them to stop. Boys are silly.

Jarom - has dishes this week as his chore. He is not happy about it. Whoever has dishes always makes a big deal about it. Other than that, Jarom's spent a lot of time sleeping on the couch. Maybe school's been rough. David thinks it's because Jarom is growing so fast. I swear he's grown 6 inches in the last year. Maybe more. Personally, I think it's because Thor has rubbed off on Jarom. Once Thor gets in the house about all he does is sleep on the couch.

Amber - is watching "O Brother Where Art Thou." It's one of our family's favorite movies. I like the music. The kids like the part where they're in the movie theater and Pete whispers, "Do not seek the treasure!" Delmar whispers back, "We thought you was a toad!" and Pete looks at him like he's crazy. Sometimes the kids will wander around the house saying, "We thought you was a toad!" in a loud whisper. They also like where the guy running for guvna keeps yelling, "Is you is or is you ain't my constitchency?"

Amber spent half of yesterday at Katelyn's doing who knows what. Probably playing the wii. And harassing the cats. I'm glad she and Katelyn have fun together. Amber thinks Katelyn is awesome.

Jetta - still freaks out over Thor sometimes.

I think Thor hates me now. He doesn't like me picking him up or holding him. As soon as I do he tries to wriggle out of my arms. I swear he spent most of last night glaring at me. He doesn't love us, he loves our couch. Oh, and the fact that we feed him.

Thor does seem to like the kids better than he likes me. Okay, maybe he only dislikes me, which is sad, because he used to be such a cute, friendly cat. Cameron says he's surprised Thor likes him since he hit him in the head with an apple not too long ago. He added quickly, "I didn't mean to!" This is good (sort of) because even if Thor is being obnoxious, he still doesn’t deserve to be hit in the head.

I started calling Thor "Mr. Snootypants" last night because he was so aloof. Jarom didn't know what snooty meant, but he thought the name was funny. I explained it to him. "Oooh, now it makes sense," he said.

I appreciate Jetta even more than I did before because she's always happy to see me and follows me around the house and loves me - unlike Mr. Snootypants. I told Jetta, "Now I know how you feel when everyone pays attention to the cat and not you." That got me thinking, maybe Jetta told Thor that he'd better not like me any more, or else...

If she did, it's working.