KB Rocks!!

My first week at OLM went by superfast! Mrs. Gotuaco kept us on the go, and my friend, Demitrius, and I had fun playing dinosaurs. We're in KB, and we're learning the pledge of allegiance and some vocal prayers. Today I read "Class Two Goes to the Zoo", where they all almost got eaten by a wandering anaconda, and "Once Upon a Starry Night", about some ancient myths about the constellations of the night sky. Yesterday I helped Daddy paint the house. I painted some dinosaurs and wooly mammoths on the side of the house. Soccer season is starting up soon. I still need to get my spikes and shin guards. Holy Mary, queen of victory, pray for us! We saw some fishermen, butterflies, ducks, and a leaping squirrel today on our walk by the bay. Tuesday I need to start keeping track of the books I read each month. Maybe I'll start with "Dinosaur Ghosts", about the discovery of a herd of Coelophysis dinosaurs that died mysteriously in New Mexico about 225 million years ago. Mommy's been watching "The Grand Chef", a Korean drama about the great grandson of the emperor's chef. The third CD should be arriving tomorrow. Uncle Tom leaves for Portugal on Tuesday. Hope he has a safe and fun trip!

Class of '09

I'm finally getting my PS degree on August 4th! Pre-school was tough, but I made it through. I'll miss Tiny Tots and all my old friends, Miss Judy, and the birds, fish and crabs. Picked up a new Transformer toy yesterday when I went to visit the king (Burger King, that is). Wish I could retire like Marty and Hazel, but Mommy says I have to start kindergarten next month. I helped Ate and Daddy to paint the fence yesterday. Now it's alligator green. I think I'll try to catch some lizards when we get to Palm Springs on Sunday. Maybe I'll find some Tyrannasaurus Rex bones in the desert. Stopped by the library yesterday to get a copy of "After the Dinosaurs". The last chapter on Homo Sapiens was interesting. Anyway, I need to get ready for graduation now. A, you're adorable, B, you're so beautiful...

Sea Creatures

I updated my sea creatures picture to include a hippo. We saw some hippos swimming at the St. Louis zoo, and they looked pretty formidable. I've been busy drawing dinosaurs, too. I'm going to draw big, bad, baby Rex when I get some time.

I picked up my uniform for kindergarten after school on Saturday--white shirts, gray slacks, and red sweater. Last night I worked in the back yard, planting cherry trees, trimming the bushes, and catching rolly-pollies.

For Saturday's class, I need to find a picture of Daddy and think of some reasons why I wouldn't want to trade him in for a T-Rex, racing car, or a box full of cherries. Maybe I'll do that Daddy poem: I had a daddy, I had to have had, I love him whether he's good or bad. I love him whether he's alive or dead, whether he's an angel or a munchkinhead. Here's my word to the wise: don't swim with alligators. Peace.

Cardinals Almost Win!

Last night I went to see the Cards play the Giants. First we had hotdogs and hamburgers on Parking Lot D with my Ate D, Ate, Mommy & Daddy, and the CYO gang. Next I played a little baseball in AT&T Park. After I hit the ball, I ran around the bases and back to home. Then we went down the slide in the giant Coca-Cola bottle beyond the bleachers. At the 7th inning stretch, we sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", and then the Beatles' song, "Twist and Shout." I had some churros while I cheered for the Redbirds, but they came up with too little too late, and the Giants beat them, 4-2. I fell asleep in what would have been the bottom of the ninth.

Godspell this weekend

My sister's practicing for her solo in Godspell. It's a musical based on the gospel according to St. Matthew, but it has some scenes from St. Luke's gospel as well. Some guy came and fixed our dryer this morning. Mama made some fritters for me. Some giraffes got into a fight on Animal Planet. I wrote a few things in my journal today. Look's like sun tomorrow. I made Mommy a little wheelbarrel for Mother's Day. I hope she likes it!

Gateway to the West

Over the spring break we visited St. Louis, the gateway to the west. We rode the little egg-shaped elevator up to the top of the arch. We also took Grandma to the zoo, and we had some nice pork chops at Jim's, my dad's old Army buddy. We saw Jesse James' hideout, the Meramac Caverns. Uncle Tom helped usher in Easter over at St. Joseph's. Uncle Don showed us his log cabin on the lake over in House Springs. I bought a masarap loaf of cinnamon raisin bread over at the St. Louis Bread Company over on Delmar. I wish we could have stayed in St. Louis longer, but I didn't want miss my Tiny Tots class. It ended up that class was cancelled anyway because Miss Judy's husband died. We've been praying for Miss Judy and her family. I hope she comes back to Tiny Tot's soon.

Grandma 'Zon

I'm at Grandma 'Zon's house today. She watches Kiley, Stella, and me during the day. We took Ate D to Westlake last night to get some new headbands at Claire's after her basketball practice. Also watched the DVD about bats last night. My favorite is the flying fox!