Happy 33rd Anniversary, Mom & Dad!

Happy #4, PT1!

Happy birthday, Preston! I can't believe you are 4! (And I bet I'm not the only one.) I sure hope you and Patrick are friends for a long time. He is going to need an older friend to help him make good decisions - like wearing his seat belt in his Hummer. Katie and I call Preston PT1 and Patrick PT2 since their first 2 initials are both PT.

A blog about a dog

Meet Rudy, aka Rude Dog, aka Rutabaga. You all know I was pretty dead-set on not having another dog right now. That should tell you something about Rudy. He walked up to Paul one early morning out at the Reece Center several weeks ago, all skinny and tired. There are no houses within 2 miles of the Reece Center, so he was far away from his home. He had a collar and a tag, but the tag read "Leave me I'll get home." That's when the ultimate dog-lover in Paul kicked in and he decided we needed to take care of him "for a while." My test was going to be how he acts around Patrick and Guinness, and how he was in the house. Patrick really took to Rudy - even named him. (Who knows where he got Rudy?) Rudy is some border collie mix and is very mild-mannered, and prefers to be outside. You can tell he just wants to be loved. We can do that here at the Codd Casa. Paul got a new tag for him last week. It says "Rudy I am loved."

Bowling Buddies

Paul had some free bowling passes from school, so The Stamps and The Codds went bowling. This was Patrick and Blaise's first times to bowl. They actually did better than me. Patrick even bowled a STRIKE! (That's what the dark picture shows.) Patrick & Blaise's scores were in the high 80s and 90s. My scores were 70, 69 and 72. AND they played with an 8 lb ball! That's almost 1/3 of their weight! Paul, Stacy and John said I could play on the boys' lane with the bumpers next time.

Boogaloo

BOOGALOO. I have decided that BOOGALOO is a word that needs to be used more. Please join me.

My All Time Favorite Movie Characters

Cyber Sisters weekly topic a la Jenn - My favorite movie characters

1. Indigo Montoya from “Princess Bride.” “My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
2. William Wallace in “Braveheart.” “Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
3. Frank the Tank in “Old School.” “It just tastes so good on your lips.”
4. John Keating in “Dead Poet’s Society” “Oh Captain! My Captain!”
5. William Miller and Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.”
6. Donkey and Puss in Boots from “Shrek.” “Onions have layers.” “Eeet’s not mine.” (Puss in Boots speaking of the capnip when they get arrested.)
7. Rachel on “Friends.” I know it’s a TV show, but she’s my favorite character ever. Her lines were always so quick-witted. I love her hair – long or short. Paul and Staci, my hair lady, have to remind me that Rachel is not a real person. Ross is another of my favorite Friends characters.

Paul’s favorite movie characters
Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) - Caddyshack
Cal Naughten Jr. (John C. Reily) - Talladega Nights
Tommy Devito (Joe Pesci) - Goodfellas

The lovely and talented, Mrs. Codd

The Cyber Sisters weekly blog topic. . . your talents and specialties

1. Out of all the red fingernail polishes, I could always pick out OPI Red. Every time. Not sure it’s a talent that pays well, but it’s something I can say I can do.

2. I am pretty darn good at remembering birthdays. I can remember the birthdays of my friends from elementary school and high school.

3. Paul would agree that I am talented at making salmon patties. It’s his favorite dish I make. Whenever the subjects of weight or dieting come up, Paul always blames his current state on me being a good cook. I am so glad that my mom taught me how to cook and that I enjoy cooking. I’d say it’s one of my favorite things to do – plan and prepare a meal.

4. I am a good multi-tasker. I think most moms, are though. I consider it to be a talent to be able to cook dinner, make lunches, change the laundry, make sure Patrick is eating his dinner, get his bathwater running. . . you know how it goes. I think I have always had some amount of talent in multi-taking, but it has become an even stronger talent having Patrick around. Do you think the multi-tasking tasking talent gets stronger exponentially with each child?

5. I think I can sing. I sang all throughout high school and was in show choir with Natalie Maines. How ‘bout that! I sing occasionally with the St. E’s Joyful Noise choir, usually just at Christmas. I also sang on their cd. I enjoy singing in the car with Patrick, too. He actually has a nice voice, too, for a 3-year-old. You can hear pitch changes in his voice and he knows what the song is supposed to sound like. His newest favorite song to sing is the Star Wars theme song.

6. Once upon a time, I used to know the dance to NKOTB “Right Stuff.” I actually performed it with another cheerleader in our 9th grade talent show. It’s been over 15 years since I have done it, but I think I remember some of it. Yikes! Why is THAT still in my brain??!!