TMBG Paper Monster Hearse

They Might Be Giants recently made available a papercraft of their monster hearse, so Madison and Daddy spent a little time recently putting it together. The TMBG Paper Monster Hearse came out pretty well, actually - you can see the accompanying boom box in the picture below, and if you look carefully, you'll find the small stand-up of Abraham Lincoln. Just in time for his birthday!

This was a pretty big day for Madison, and just like our 4X4 drive above, we shall tread over some of the day's events below:

WHEEL ONE: Madison's keyboard "recital." This was by no means an official recital, but in piano practice today, Madison knew she had to perform one of the songs from her booklet. She chose the song "Hide and Seek," and volunteered to play her piece first. Quickly, she ran over to the keyboard and nailed it. Daddy was so proud of her! She was practicing this week for the big moment, and things turned out great!

WHEEL TWO: Madison had her first Oreo cookie ever. Why had this moment taken so long to arrive at? I have no idea - we just hadn't really thought of it? Anyway, in class today, Mrs. Pam our teacher mentioned Oreo cookies. And since Daddy was so proud of Madison for her little performance, he thought it would be a neat idea to reward her with that special cookie! Madison's reaction: "Yummy!" She didn't like it dipped in milk so much, but she did love it plain. She wanted more than the two I offered, but Daddy didn't want her having a super sugar rush!

WHEEL THREE: All of us had a great time bowling tonight. Again, it was "Kinect Bowling," so we didn't actually leave the house. But Ba-Ba and Nana had a good time bowling with Mommy and Madison. It was fun to watch everyone get the hang of it, and celebrate wildly after each strike.

WHEEL FOUR: Dinner together was fantastic. Today we went to the crock pot, and Mommy had a perfect roast inside. It was absolutely just right for a day like today - where there's a slight chill in the air. Fortunately, the rain stopped and the sun came out. Yet it was still just cool enough for us all to want to stay inside a bit more. The kind of dinner Mommy had for us was a "comfort food" that warms the soul - and the tummy!

"My mind is a wrecking ball and someday my mind's gonna wreck all y'all."

"Dog Walker," They Might Be Giants