Mum built me a cool bedroom
I've got my own computer, and magazines, and stuff...
That TV that Margaret gave us for my birthday
and a gaming console - but I'm only allowed to use it if my homework is done.
And there's my couch
And my bed. With me in it.
She also sat me down and told me we were all-erg-ick to "green" elixer...blue is ok, but green would hurt us. It gave me nightmares.
Oh, and this is my own bathroom
Well, there's doors from the upstairs lounge too, but I've got my own door into it! How cool is that!
Trying to fit as much of the room
in this photo as possible - isn't it awesome? I just love it! Anyway, Mum said I have to keep it tidy because she's inviting the headmaster over.
She really wants to impress him
so I can go to the "good" school. I'll have to wear a uniform though, ugh.
Forrest is growing up too.
Mum prepared Lobster Thermidor
for the Headmaster. How come I've never had lobster thermidor before? Mum said I can have some tonight though.
Mum's trying to teach Forrest some tricks...
Forrest is a doofus though, so it'll take a while *giggles*.
She still had time to help me with my homework
before the Headmaster arrived though. Which was good, she showed me how to do it quickly.
Dad arrived home while the Headmaster was here
with a promotion to Mayor! That should have impressed the Headmaster.
We all sat down and ate Lobster Thermidor together
And the Headmaster decided
he didn't need to stick around any longer - he could see we were "good people".
Then Mum surprised us
The school had another week of holidays, so we were going on vacation to the mountains!
I was so excited - our very own log cabin in the woods!
Dad sat and studied for the first day
and learned the last few expert cleaning tips he needed to max all his skills.
Then Mum led us to a secret location
Where we got to meet Bigfoot!
His name was Willie Bigfoot, and he showed us how to slap dance.
Mum spoke with him a bit
then said we had to go. I was upset, because I hadn't had much time to talk with him, but Mum said that's ok and she promised we'd see him again later.
Dad then decided to relax with fishing
He caught SOOOO many fish on the holiday that there wasn't room for them all in the fridge.
I got to play games all the time
which was awesome!
And Mum said I was learning a lot
about logic and stuff from them. Learning from games? I was playing games to have fun!
Eventually it was time to leave
and I felt like crying, because Mum had promised we'd see Willie again, and we never did.
But when we got home, Willie was there!
She'd asked him to move in with us, instead of living on his own in a log cabin in the woods! THAT'S what she meant when she said I'd get to see him again later.
Dad started mounting his extra fish
and selling them. He said he earned something like $18,000 from the fish he'd caught!
The guy from Games of Glory came that night
and gave me a plaque and a membership card. Mum said he would have given them to be earlier, but we were on holiday, so he waited until we got home.
Mum's collection of green elixir
You know, that stuff we can't use? She collected 25 bottles of it, then threw them all away to start over again.
She's still really into gardening.
She was promising to make me some eggplant juice tonight. I thought it sounded awful, but she said I'd enjoy it.
And there's me heading to school in my uniform
Mum did make me some eggplant juice tonight
And she was right - it does taste good. I could feel it making me smarter.
She said she had ingredients to make every kind of juice
that there was a recipe for. She could even have pureed one of the old boots Dad caught when he was fishing, but I thought that was just too weird and stopped her from putting a boot in the machine.
It's the middle of Summer, and guess what?
A penguin ran into our house, and started trying to take Dad's fish off the wall!
Willie felt sorry for it, and gave it a fish of it's own
That's the penguin hugging the fish
Before it ate it.
It must have been really hungry though,
because it tried to get the fish off the wall again afterwards.
Willie adopted a new dog
to be a mate for Forrest.
I've been doing well in my violin lessons
And in school itself.
Forrest and Godfrey are getting along well together
And we're expecting puppies sometime soon.
That penguin keeps visiting.
Mum decided to give it a pat. It's really quite friendly. It must come here from the beach over the road.
I've been enjoying bowling,
which is a good work-out.
It's enabled me to max all my skills
before becoming a teen!
Very good! Nice family, love the presentation of the slide show. Nice one..hooking Bigfoot!