Continuing our theme of being a Sea Wolf, this morning we had a pretty drawn-out game of Battleship. Of course, this was a Star Wars version with space ships and so forth. But the concept is the same. And Madison had never played it before. Still, she won, and caught on very quick - just as I thought she would. It was actually a bit of fun, something we'll do again soon, apparently.
The PT Cruiser we have has died. Again. Maybe it is a fuel pump? We're not entirely sure, but today just might have been the last straw. Thus far, we haven't been impressed with this particular model, or this particular car company in general. But it was a donated car, so we've been happy to have at least some form of transportation. The thing is, it is currently our only form of transportation of late, and when it is dead alongside the road after a grocery shopping trip… that's trouble. And yes, it did restart, and we made it home. Barely. It might be staying home for a while, unless we can get someone over there to look at it, someone who knows more about cars than Daddy does. Which is essentially 90% of the planet, assuming that 18% has never even seen a car before.
Let's see. Also today, we met our praying mantis in the garden in the back, our protector from vile insects that seek to damage our valuable crops. Madison named her Carol, which is a great name for a praying mantis. There's no rhyme or reason to the name, it's just Carol. Carol the Praying Mantis.
We did do some grocery shopping earlier, as mentioned. And we also stopped at the gas station to enjoy some frozen yogurt. Madison really likes the Georgia peach flavor, especially after adding three pounds of gummy worms on top. That's where the price starts to skyrocket: gummy worms. They weigh these things and charge you by the ounce, or in our case, by the pound. And it's the gummy worms that send this price upwards. Apparently, these are rare candies exported from some exotic country far away, possibly mined from the earth, or harvested from rare trees on top of mountains at extreme altitudes.
So we're still in space, right? Leave it to LEGO Batman to go… into space. Yeah, that's the latest theme of the LEGO Batman game, which is pretty fun for Madison and Daddy. But not as fun as the last one, oddly enough. Still, it's the only alternative for Madison if she wants to see anything related to Batman. Because the upcoming movies are a definite 'no.' I mean, seriously?
One more note, related to superheroes. This summer, the Penske truck is all about "The Punisher." Apparently, he drives one of these trucks. In the movie "Winter Soldier," a couple key moments feature a Penske truck slamming into villainous characters and their vehicles. So anyway, a friend of ours snapped a photo.
He noticed a Penske truck that seemed to be following him around, parking in an unusual style at various spots - and thus, a funny trend has begun. Anywhere we see a Penske truck, we see the Punisher. It's not anything Madison should see on television, but like Batman, we have a LEGO Punisher to watch. Although there are Batman cartoons around for her to see - that might come later. But Punisher is probably completely out of the question. Anyway, there's our summer: see a Penske truck, and that's what you think of. I'm not sure exactly what Penske feels about this…
The PT Cruiser we have has died. Again. Maybe it is a fuel pump? We're not entirely sure, but today just might have been the last straw. Thus far, we haven't been impressed with this particular model, or this particular car company in general. But it was a donated car, so we've been happy to have at least some form of transportation. The thing is, it is currently our only form of transportation of late, and when it is dead alongside the road after a grocery shopping trip… that's trouble. And yes, it did restart, and we made it home. Barely. It might be staying home for a while, unless we can get someone over there to look at it, someone who knows more about cars than Daddy does. Which is essentially 90% of the planet, assuming that 18% has never even seen a car before.
Let's see. Also today, we met our praying mantis in the garden in the back, our protector from vile insects that seek to damage our valuable crops. Madison named her Carol, which is a great name for a praying mantis. There's no rhyme or reason to the name, it's just Carol. Carol the Praying Mantis.
We did do some grocery shopping earlier, as mentioned. And we also stopped at the gas station to enjoy some frozen yogurt. Madison really likes the Georgia peach flavor, especially after adding three pounds of gummy worms on top. That's where the price starts to skyrocket: gummy worms. They weigh these things and charge you by the ounce, or in our case, by the pound. And it's the gummy worms that send this price upwards. Apparently, these are rare candies exported from some exotic country far away, possibly mined from the earth, or harvested from rare trees on top of mountains at extreme altitudes.
So we're still in space, right? Leave it to LEGO Batman to go… into space. Yeah, that's the latest theme of the LEGO Batman game, which is pretty fun for Madison and Daddy. But not as fun as the last one, oddly enough. Still, it's the only alternative for Madison if she wants to see anything related to Batman. Because the upcoming movies are a definite 'no.' I mean, seriously?
One more note, related to superheroes. This summer, the Penske truck is all about "The Punisher." Apparently, he drives one of these trucks. In the movie "Winter Soldier," a couple key moments feature a Penske truck slamming into villainous characters and their vehicles. So anyway, a friend of ours snapped a photo.
He noticed a Penske truck that seemed to be following him around, parking in an unusual style at various spots - and thus, a funny trend has begun. Anywhere we see a Penske truck, we see the Punisher. It's not anything Madison should see on television, but like Batman, we have a LEGO Punisher to watch. Although there are Batman cartoons around for her to see - that might come later. But Punisher is probably completely out of the question. Anyway, there's our summer: see a Penske truck, and that's what you think of. I'm not sure exactly what Penske feels about this…
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