Race and Savannah just left for dinner out tonight. Her dad takes her out every year to celebrate her birthday. It has become something that they both really look forward to. I am really glad that he is the kind of guy who really "gets it" that his little girl is growing up. He really enjoys spending that time just with her and realizes how important it all is. I know that doesn't come naturally to many men and I just love that about him.(gush)
Jackson decided that he simply could not feel complete as a human being if he did not get to follow in the footsteps of his older siblings and create the dreaded..................CHICKEN MUMMY. For those who homeschool classically using The Story of The World for history, you know that the chicken mummy involves actually taking a real chicken carcass and preserving it for all eternity using the Egyptian methods of embalming. For those of you who DON'T homeschool......well.....this could be one more reason why you don't.
The last Chicken Mummy that we did, when the other 2 were about 10 and 8 was wildly successful, and I must admit that seeing the old, dry, shriveled up carcass left us all in awe of the Egyptians once again. I mean...........it REALLY works, man. It was simultaneously cool and gross all at the same time. And I swore I'd never do it again. It takes 4+weeks. BUT......here we are......2 weeks in, with a raw chicken being embalmed in laundry area. That should score us alot of freak points, huh? Oh, c'mon you KNOW you're curious................I'll get pics up soon.
I've got lots more to share. We have some exciting plans coming up that I can't wait to tell you about, and there's that contest thing I'm working on. I don't really know how to do this, but it'll be fun and the prize will be something girly from http://www.sephora.com/ , one of my all time favorite places to shop!!
Cheers!
Melissa
P.S. It was a good thing that I took that pic of my hair LAST night, after Jennifer The Hair Wizard had styled it, because after MY styling job today, I look more like a 10 yr old boy from a Charles Dickenson era novel. Only with boobs. Not attractive, my friends. Not attractive. I've gotta work w/ this one a little.
7 comments:
I hope you will thoroughly document the chicken mummification process on your blog! I skipped it the first time through, but this time, with Travis in 5th and Katie in 1st, I figure we'll give it a try. Only I'm thinking Cornish hen instead of chicken.
Ew, all that Daddy/daughter stuff is just too oedipal for me. Are you going to take your sons out on a date, too?
Wow. "Oedipal". Big word. Sorry you had such a screwed up childhood. That must really suck.
Cornish hen!! Good idea!!
And Anonymous, my sons take ME out on a date for my birthday. Sorry you are so miserable.
("Melman", is that Watts again?? That would be WAAAAAAAYYYYYY too funny!!)
Oh, okay. 'Cause we don't allllll know who's leaving the "anonymous" comments. Good gawd, Wallace. LET. IT. GO. She's happily married. It's just sad, man. Seriously. Seek professional help, my friend.
BTW, nice thinking on the Cornish hen, Melora!!!!
At least you have boobs. *sigh*
We should do the chicken. I bailed on it, what with the babies and the moves, and more babies. Just totally gave up on the chicken our first go-round w/ SOTW. Maybe eventually... maybe when we hit the Incas, or something?
I like Melora's cornish hen idea. WAY less space. Very cute little body to have lying around.
You know, I hate to turn off anonymous commenting, but I guess I'm really going to have to. Sorry my mom and race's mom. I'll just show you how to set up an account. Whomever my consistent anon commenter is, they seem pretty pitiful, huh?
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