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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The 9th Circle of Hell...Chuck E. Cheese

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My little guy turned 7 yesterday, but his aunt wanted to give him a surprise party Sunday at Chuck E. Cheese.  I don't do parties, so I told her if she wanted to do it, then go for it!

So Sunday morning, I told Aidan I had to go shopping...we checked out Michael's, then he said he was hungry. What to eat...hmmm...how about let's go to Chuck E. Cheese?  I told him he'd been good so we could go eat there and he could play around for a while.  

We walked in and were immediately overwhelmed by the noise and crowd.  We walked to the back and he saw his aunt...then some friends...and suddenly he just broke down, and not in a good way.



He wanted to go home...


 His friends tried to get him to go play with them, but all he did was sit there and cry.


 Even seeing his Spongebob cake didn't make him stop.


But finally...finally...he stopped and started having fun.  Lots of his classmates showed up and he got lots of presents.


Everyone seemed to have a good time, including Aidan.


Though there were a few moments that he looked kind of lost.


Overall, it ended up being a fun time.


Even Sam had an ok time, though he did manage to cut out early.  Truth be told, I hate that place...I do not want to go into another crowded restaurant or anything again for a long, long time...I've had my fill!  My friend, Heather, got it right when she called that place the 9th circle of hell.  I'm sure that 99% of the staff developed a drinking problem after working their first weekend in that place.  BUT, the kids DO love it and that's what counts.


So Happy Birthday, Aidan!  You're growing like a weed...my Sugar Berry Peanut!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

A little caching around The Gables

Yesterday we did a little caching around Coral Gables.  We didn't cache too long as Lois's "3 DNF" rule was in effect.  Anyway, the following are just a few shots I took while we were out messing around.  Not much...







No, I didn't find this in a cache...*sigh*...I just have to take a picture of it every now and then...

Friday, May 6, 2011

Unexpected Surprises

For "Administrative Professionals" Day (just say Secretary!) my boss got me a bouquet of unusual flowers, the bulk of which had been somehow dyed neon pink.  I took a picture of the natural ones...

When I got home, I noticed my Voodoo Lillies, which had just died out a few weeks ago, are sprouting again!

It's such a strange, unusual plant, but I love it!  The yellow flower is just a shrimp plant...nothing too out of the ordinary.

A couple days ago, I walked over to the meeting room at work and saw this guy!  Strange place to do the whole cocoon thing, but hey, it worked for him (or her)!