Not to be Outdone

Her brothers may have won trophies at their "little wooden car race", but this older sister can claim a championship of her own.

Little League Softball for girls of almost all ages, at least 5th through 8th graders. 4 Qatar teams playing each Saturday for fun and bragging rights. And from that, then, a tournament team put together to take to Dubai. 4 teams there - Qatar, two from Dubai, and one from Kuwait.

Qatar got themselves some Champions. Way to go, girls!

(Cuz who says athletes can't also be cute?)

It was a Two-fer!

Pinewood Derby Day for Cub Scouts. We were rookies. Didn't know what to expect. Steve and the boys worked hard on those cars. But were we really ready? Lots of preparataion, "We are here to have fun... It's not about winning... Right?" Right.

But look at my boys, winners, both of them.

:

Summer

Has arrived.

Define Irony

Alanis Morrisette tried (unsucessfully, I might add).

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...

Whatever. Really I would argue that nothing in her song is ironic.

Have you ever had to define irony for you kids? Sarcasm they get. But irony? So when I read this article on the first day of our Spring Break staycation, I knew I had found the perfect, personal example.

HMPH.

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Lamb's Head

It's what's for dinner.

Sitting at the Red Light in Doha...

Is like going to Old McDonald's Farm.