Arrrgggh .. Mateys!

Macy recently began playing basketball. In preparation for her first practice, we discussed the importance of following through with commitments, having a positive attitude and being part of a team. Most of the conversation was between she & Casey but I was there chiming in my two cents from time to time … surprise, right? Casey then asked her if she would mind our attendance at her practice or if she preferred we not watch. She rolled her eyes, let out a huffing sigh and said, “Well if you guys come, all you’re gonna’ do is make fun of me!” Casey & I both laughed and I said, “Make fun of you?? We don’t make fun of you!” Macy responded with a smile, “Yes you do! You tease me all the time.” Again, we laughed and I chimed in with, “Let me tell you somethin’ right now baby girl … we only make fun of you because we love you. If you’re in this family & we don’t make fun of you then we don’t like you. That’s just how we roll!”

Fast forward to today when Casey had a procedure for his eyes. Now I’m sure you can imagine nearly any “procedure” you’d have for your eyes would leave you wearing those hideous Stevie Wonder type glasses and Dr. Walker was no exception. Aside from his lovely glasses, I’ve been taunting him by covering one eye and scurraging like a pirate. Arrrrgh!

After the procedure, he & Macy were dining at a local pizza joint. As Macy was coloring in a picture of a figurine with glasses, she colored the ENTIRE area of the glasses with the darkest crayon the restaurant offered and then announced to Casey “There, that’s you!” followed by boisterous laughter.

Shortly after, they so kindly brought pizza and a drink to my office. Macy could hardly wait to tell me what she’d done. She relayed the above story & quickly said, “If we don’t make fun of ya’, we don’t love ya’, right?” and then she died laughing.

Perfection, It's a Female Dog

Have I ever mentioned Macy's like me? Yeah well incase you forgot, SHE IS ... only magnified times a hundred! I'm embarassed to say I'm by nature a perfectionist. While I've reluctantly learned to modify my tendencies to be Bree Van de Camp apparently they've managed to spill over into my offspring. Surprise, right? Ha.

Little Miss Priss couldn't staaaaand to be wrong so she pulled a lil switch-er-roo with words, check it out:

A: "What was the best part of your day at school today?"

M: "When I had to come inside."

A: "Come inside?? Like from recess?? That can't be fun!! Did you have to miss some of your

recess?" (said with a what'chu-talkin'-bout-willis type scowl)

M: "Yeah, but just 5 minutes because I didn't finish my journal work." (like this made it better?)

A: "Ohhhh, what'dya write about?"

M: "Playin' outside at the park. Well, not today. I meant yesterday."

A: (I gave a puzzled look because I'm tellin' ya folks ... this child did NOT go to the park. Not

today, not yesterday and not the day before. There was no park visit! haha)

M: "Well, I played in the backyard. I just didn't know how to spell backyard so I said park." (and

smiled like it was just fine).

Backyard ... park ... backyard ... park ... same thing, right? I swear, if this girl doesn't work in sales, marketing or PR I don't know what she'll do.

Come & Listen to a Story 'Bout a Girl Named Mace

This poor little written documentary of my wild one has just gone to pie crust! I swear I haven't written in (pause while I go back to see what the last posting date was) precisely 19 whole dog-gone days! Now ain't that a cryin' shame?!?

Casey is absolutely the best Daddy in the whole wide world. He's purdy darn cute if I don't say so myself ... wink, wink ;) He doted on this very bossy lady he had on his hands named Macy ... ah, you thought I was talkin' bout myself, didn't ya? Yeah, go ahead and say it I know ... poor lil' ol' Casey he's got TWO bossy hiefers in his house!

I was out of town last weekend, not only did Dad play Easy Bake oven with the pretty princess, he took her to the Science Museum where Miss Hillbilly De-luxe showed up. Apparently there was a tractor of some sort on display at the Science Museum of Oklahoma (F.K.A. Omniplex) where Ellie Mae ... er, um I mean Macy decided she'd climb aboard & give a whirl at her best "Okie" drawal. She re-enacted this for me tonight in the car but imagine a cute, otherwise articulate little girl peering her head o'er the top of the tractor tire from the seat yelling out in her best Southern Belle/Country/Okie or what I just flat out call hillbilly voice, "I'ma goin' ta' faeed muh cowees." and pretending to putter off on her tractor. Oh gawd, I'm embarassed. Is that MY kid up there? Shoot, all that was missin' was some overalls & a couple teeth. Oh hahaha wait ... She IS missing some teeth!