Anthology (an·thol·o·gy): noun.
Pronunciation: /anˈTHäləjē/
A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing: an anthology of the Anthony Family Adventures!
Everything about these pictures makes me laugh. The fact that they are such great friends in spite of routine exchanges such as this is a true testament to their similar constitutions of absurdity and humor. (plagiarized from Carol Emerson - Kent's Mom. I could not have said it better...)
Do you notice the only two white kids in the group? And, the only two that are picking on each other... Yeah, that would be my beloved son, Dougie and his Best FrEnemy, Kent. They crack me up. When I am not having to correct them...
Remember CHiPs? Did you have a crush on free-spirited, Ponch, or the more reliable, Jon?
Well, Ian has now upped the heart-throb ante...
Be on the look-out all you Mini-Cars, Ian is on a Japanese Mini-Bike!
Then he tried the full size version, just to get a feel...
Until the lady in the patrol car set off the security system... And Ian had to go back to his day job.
It must have been Vocation Day, or Civil Service Job day (not sure how the Japanese Police fit into that one...). We checked out the Japanese Police display - avoided the car since the previous lady found the "other siren"...
If you saw Cars 2, this car should look familiar. Yes, the light bars actually do scissor up so they can be seen above the traffic! If you have NOT seen it, DO! It is funnier, now that you have seen the real car!
Fires were being made (gas BBQ on "Super-Testosterone High") and you could put the fire out with an extinguisher that had an impotent spray of water. Turning the gas valve off solved the fire dilemma!
This was the best: the Rear-Ending Simulator. You get buckled in the seat. Imagine you are a Crash Test Dummy. Seat rolls down incline. BAM! Seat stops. Air bag deploys.
I opted out of that one.
Melissa and the kids (Jack & Maggie) popped by for a visit this afternoon. It was great to catch up. It has been awhile. Since Carlyn left, in fact...
Although we forgot half of what we might have talked about. It was even suggested we have a bullet list to make sure we touched base on everything. Amazing how kids can 1) suck your time away and 2) suck your INTELLECT away...
Hit item of the day? The collapsable weeding container. The bottom was removed for the R2D2 costume and has never been reassembled. Today, it was part of the attire again...
Decorating the steps with chalk
Ian's real day job consisted of a nap and then some pal around time in the backyard with Dougie and Maggie (he looooooooves Maggie!) and Jack.
Pop! Goes the Weasel...
They figured out what it must be like to walk in a hoop skirt...
I can wait for these kids to grow up and get a real job. But, if they can do half as good of a job as a Highway Patrolman as they do looking cute on the bike - I am all for it!
"Bear" in Japanese is Kuma. Seika has a giant stuffed Kuma that resides on one of the little love seats in the entry. While waiting to pick Dougie and Lindsey up from taiko, Ian usually sits up with the Kuma and rubs his paws or gives the Kuma hugs.
Sumo Day is quickly approaching. As the oldest class, Dougie gets to participate in the Sumo exercises wearing the traditional Sumo Mawashi (Sumo diaper...).
My friend Carol, also a Seika mom, had checked YouTube for videos and found one. We both recognized the linoleum. And the sensei...
Another friend, this time from home (Washington), was curious and checked on YouTube. So she sent me this link:
And there is the linoleum... And Kamei sensei (Ian's sensei)... And one of the moms... Great choice Lisa and Claire!!!
Indeed, this video was taken during Seika's Mawashi tying lessons last year! This year, I get to package Dougie's package ;) He was not overly taken by the idea.
He and his forever friend Kent (Carol's son) looked a bit apprehensive... Definitely a bonding experience!
Dougie and Kent stand at the ready, holding their toilet paper rolls (the soon-to-be mawashi belt), Dougie holding his shirt shut... The normally happy-to-dance-in-my-underwear-especially-if-it-is-on-backwards kid was looking a bit concerned, and modest, at the whole idea of dropping trou and being mummified.
Carol and I, ahem, may have been, ahem, a little, ahem, nervous as well...
Their faces say it all. For the moment...
My handiwork - Not too shabby! Even Dougie started to warm to the idea.
Kent & Dougie tested their knots...
and their moves... Kent completely schooled Dougie. In fact, he schooled most of the kids! The boys have a wrestle-off and the top eight get to wrestle on Sumo Day. The "last one left standing" gets to wrestle the Sumo himself. Kent is determined to be the one to wrestle the Sumo. Not only does he have the motivation, he is really scrappy. I know I will be cheering him on!
All the boys started to catch the Mawashi fever and began wrestling each other - and laughing hysterically
Kent even took on his mom. Schooled her too... ;)
The question in all of our minds is: How do you judge a quality Mawashi-tie-up? The clear answer is that your kids "privates" stay, well, private. We opted for the tensile test:
Our tie-jobs stood up to the test. I may implement this attire full time in our house! With all of the boys...
Kent even tried out Dougie's "handle"!
We are really looking forward to Sumo Day and seeing all these boys in their Mawashi. Minus the: shirts, ties, socks, shoes and UNDERWEAR! It will be a very cheeky day...
