Funny Xander

Irrational fear: band-aids

Funny quote today: I can't go swimming. I don't have wings like a fish.

Favorite activities: having everyone spell everything, counting everything, going everywhere and not staying home, playing with Hylan

NC Vacation

These are a few highlights from our vacation.

Xander
riding a train
waterfalls
riding other rides
the golfball rollercoasters at the science museum
chickens at the petting farm

Hylan
the entire petting farm
ferris wheel
all the ball stuff at the science museum
fish at the aquarium
extra junk food

We all enjoyed getting to see Uncle Troy, Aunt Robyn, and Marisa. Xander told us how much he liked them as we were walking around wal-mart last night. Mama enjoyed Biltmore Estate above everything else. Than, Xander, and I did a grape juice tasting while we were there. I ended buying three bottles. Than and I went shooting with Troy...lots of fun. We loved seeing all the natural beauty that North Carolina has. I especially loved the craggy gardens in the mountains. Oh, and we also got to see bears in the wild. That was pretty exciting. I will try and post pictures. If you would like to see some now, try this. www.facebook.com/valerie.ludlow I'm not sure it will work, so let me know.

I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH

I really can't get enough of crazy names. Maybe you can, so just don't continue to read if that is the case. I will try to make this my last "names" post.

Okay, to begin: I'm sure you've heard about George Foreman and naming nearly all of his children George or some form of the name like Georgette. Egomaniac maybe? Well, recently I've discovered that this strange practice isn't all that uncommon.

-A certain man named Kobie has one son named Kobie Jr. and another son named JaKobie (they have different last names; I guess one kept the mother's name). His daughters don't have his name, but they are worth mentioning.....Kamyra and Ku'Nyria. BTW, Mr. Kobie goes by the name Nu Nu.
-Twenty years ago my father taught the son of someone he played football with in high school. The man's name was Andrew. His son's name was Andrew. Jump ahead twenty years. Andrew Sr. has gotten divorced and remarried (and since divorced again). He has another son twenty years younger than the first. What do you think his name is? Yep, Andrew.

Alright, now I have a nice list taken mostly from birth announcements. Sorry for any repeats from a previous post.

-Zachiaya -Sen'Torrance -GVontae -CorDarius -Enijah
-Rhontundra -Kartayrious -Kimyreon -Jakden -JaTarion
-NaYanna -Enysia -Tyliyah -DaMarkus -ZyKireah

*I did NOT alter any spelling, capitalization, or punctuation to protect the stupid.

Just some pictures

Xander playing on our wood chopping stump

Xander after he got caught creating a mud puddle for Hylan

the best shot we got. Hylan has such a great smile, and we didn't get it in this picture

Hylan got covered by bubbles by his big brother. He liked it.

Than and the boys after our train ride. That's our train in the background.

Chuckles

My mother is on a major family history kick right now. It's been really interesting learning about people even she never met. She's done a little traveling, finding records and talking to people. She's also visited some cemeteries. The boys, of course, come along when I go on the trips. Maybe we've been hanging out in cemeteries a little too much, and this is why.

On our way to Magee to pick up Than, Xander point out the window and says, "I want to go play over there." I wasn't really paying attention to what was around us, so I looked where he was pointing. I said, "The cemetery?"......"Yeah, the cemetery. I want to play over there."

Okay, so my son would rather hang out in a graveyard than his sandbox. Oh well, I'll worry about that another day. Today it's funny.

Okay, one more round

of what I consider funny names. Okay, here we go!

Recently arrested for murder in a drug deal gone bad, we have TYQWAN.

Twin sisters: PRECIOUS JERRICKA and PRECIOUS JOHNAYA. You read it right folks, they have the same first name.

A possible play on the name Lazarus, we have LAZERIC.

Here's a not so great rhymer: KAGINA (maybe she has a brother name KENIS)

Titles and Sweet: PRINCESS, DIVINE, MISTER, COMMANDER, CZAR

Nicknames based on head shape and used tas their everyday name: SPOON, PUMPKIN, PEANUT

Other nicknames used as everyday names: BOO, POOH, POOKIE (In white families it seems like everyone has an uncle mike or you now of some other common names. In black families, usually there are all three of these)

A couple extra: KENYATTA, KEOSHA

If you think these names are funny, please look up Shirley Q. Liquor's song, Who Is My Baby Daddy? I wish I had a link for you. It is hilarious.

The Good and the Bad

The GOOD:
Xander had an awesome birthday. He loved every minute of it except being sung to. We had a little family party at home. He had a train cake and got mostly transportation themed gifts. After the party, we took the Amtrak to McComb. Aunt Mad and Uncle Da came with us, so it made it extra special. Xander wanted the train to slow down a bit though. He still loved it. The McComb train station has a huge antique train, so Than and the boys climbed all over it. The rest of the day was filled with other fun. He likes telling everyone about how he got to ride the big train.

Hylan has been saying more words like dog and keys and Sally and making the tongue clicking noise to call her. His sleeping habits have somewhat improved, so he's happier, and we're happier. He loves playing outside, and throws a fit every time someone walks out the door, and he can't go. He has the most infectious smile, and everyone who meets him instantly falls in love.

Today we got to pick blackberries. Xander actually picks one or two every day that are ripe, but today there were lots of ripe ones. It was pretty exciting.


The BAD:

My mom found out that she has thyroid cancer and will have to have her thyroid removed. Luckily though, they don't do chemo with thyroid cancer, so she may not have to have any further treatment after the surgery. The worst case scenario is that she'll have to take some radioactive pill and stay away from everyone for a week.

Than has to work Saturday. He had to work Memorial Day too. I'm just upset.

About two hours ago I kept hearing a car horn. It sounded kind of distant, so I didn't really worry about it....then our dog started barking which is kind of weird. She's really not much of a barker (anymore). I thought another dog was just in the yard or something.....then Than walked into the kitchen and there was a car pulled right up to the house in between two of our cars(okay, our driveway is pretty long, so it's not like they had just pulled over or something).......then Than saw a woman run across our front yard and jump onto the hood then a man got out. They were like arguing or something and yelling up at us through the window. We were just so confused. We have no idea who they were. We called the police, but they left before the police had a chance to send anyone. We figured they were out there for at least ten minutes, walking around our yard and hanging out in our driveway. They didn't look drunk or like they needed help. It was bizarre and scary. I can't go to sleep. Maybe they were the ones who have been stealing from us and were mad that we had added some locks. This was a good neighborhood until the government stepped in and forced the apartment complex down the road to lower their prices because there weren't enough minorities living there. Ugh, I'm just so angry. What if these people come back and break in? What reason could they have for being in our yard, outside of their car? None.