1. My dog ate my homework
2. I flushed it down the toilet
3. I dropped it in the creek
4. I dropped it off a boat
5. I dropped it in a lake
6. My cat bit it
7. My cat ripped it
8. My mom cooked it for dinner
9. Because the sky was blue
10. Because the sky was falling
11. My dad made me do a book report instead
12. I had to fight off an alien invasion
13. I had to fight off Darth Vader instead
14. I was on vacation
15. I made dinner instead
16. I took too long tying my shoe laces
17. The TV did not let me leave
18. I took too long making breakfast
19. Because my homework did not exist
20. I was hibernating
21. The gorilla wouldn’t let me
22. Because the Longhorns lost!
23. Because the Longhorns won!
24. Because Sponge Bob was on
25. It as a snowstorm
26. It was winter break…
27. Or summer break…
28. Or spring break… I forget
29. I was having a bad hair day
30. 7 at 9
31. The electricity was out
32. It wasn’t my turn
33. I could not find a pencil
34. I did it, but I was robbed at gun point
35. I had to clip my toenails
36. I lost an eyelash
37. Because I have to have lunch
38. The batteries were dead in my pencil
39. Because Windows crashed
40. ‘cause we’re just kids
41. I can’t read things printed in balck
42. I am color blind
43. Hammy made a nest out of it
44. I was allergic to my homework
45. Porque No hablo ingles
46. I built a rocket
47. I had to do a book report
48. I went on a campout
49. My throat hurt
50. Because the globe got hot
51. Because I went to see a basketball game
52. Somebody pulled a prank on me
53. My cat ate my homework
54. My homework flew away
55. My TV would not let me go!
56. I could not find my shoes
57. My mom made me cookies
58. I was watching the Harlem Globetrotters
59. I was playing with the Longhorns
60. My mom was hammering too loud
61. Hermione put the petrifying curse on me
62. A T-Rex ate it
63. I had to re-cover the couch
64. I had to recover the ottoman
65. I had to go to soccer
66. I got the Lego Death Star set
67. It was too hard
68. The light bulb burned out
69. Because it was raining
70. It was my birthday
71. My homework ate itself
72. My homework ate me
73. I ate my homework
74. A meteor hit it
75. I was stuck in traffic
76. I miscounted
77. I can’t remember
78. I got lost in time
79. My glasses were fogged up
80. I could not find my glasses
81. I had to think up an excuse
82. Because it was a dessert night
83. I had to build my Pinewood Derby Car
84. I got lost in time
85. I was playing with my Legos
86. It was Sunday
87. It was Saturday
88. Mom burned our dinner (literally)
89. There was not any cell phone service
90. I ran out of gas
91. I did the wrong side of my homework
92. I left my homework at ChildCraft
93. I left my homework at school
94. I had to fight off an alien invasion
95. Aliens took my homework
96. I had to go on a road trip
97. I hit my funny bone
98. I had the hiccups
99. Because it was the 100th day of school
100. My mom made me write 100 excuses
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sunday, August 23, 2009
July 18
While not much else other than driving and getting home happened today, it was nice to spend the day with my favorite boys.
This trip was really, really fantastic. While there were some trying moments when I wanted to become a childless person again, I got over it and in hindsight, had a really wonderful time.
I was really scared about driving all that way by myself (ok, only one way completely by myself), with the kids, for three weeks. But everything worked out wonderfully.
Now we are back in Austin, have our new house and school starts on Monday (Today is Sunday, Aug 23rd). We have already made new friends on our block and the kids are super excited about school.
This trip was really, really fantastic. While there were some trying moments when I wanted to become a childless person again, I got over it and in hindsight, had a really wonderful time.
I was really scared about driving all that way by myself (ok, only one way completely by myself), with the kids, for three weeks. But everything worked out wonderfully.
Now we are back in Austin, have our new house and school starts on Monday (Today is Sunday, Aug 23rd). We have already made new friends on our block and the kids are super excited about school.
July 17
While we had three days to get back to Austin, we decided that everyone was tired of being in the car and there wasn't that much to see on the way back, so we put it in gear and (Ryan) drove like hell to get home.
We did manage to see a very cool Volcano in northern New Mexico. Capulin Volcano. You drive all way up to the top and then you can walk down into the cinder cone. Very cool, except for some crazy swarm of bugs which apparently really like white shirts. I found them for the next 2 days in the car!
We stopped in Lubbock and stayed at the only hotel with a room. Apparently there was a softball championship going on, so everything was booked. We got in pretty late and just beat a thunderstorm before crashing for the night.
July 16
We swapped co-pilots today.
First thing in the morning we drove Mom to the a
irport and dropped her off for a flight back to Calgary and we picked Ryan up.
The rest of the day we drove around Denver and visited old favorite spots.
We headed to the zoo for a quick visit (including Tropical Discovery, the kids' favorite).
Next downtown for lunch and a quick visit of the Judge's chambers where Ryan worked.
We got to see Nic Heinke outside the other courthouse where he works for a quick visit.
A trip to the new pool in Stapleton.
Then finally dinner with Diane at La Cueva.
So much fun to see everyone. I love Denver.
First thing in the morning we drove Mom to the a
irport and dropped her off for a flight back to Calgary and we picked Ryan up.The rest of the day we drove around Denver and visited old favorite spots.
We headed to the zoo for a quick visit (including Tropical Discovery, the kids' favorite).Next downtown for lunch and a quick visit of the Judge's chambers where Ryan worked.
We got to see Nic Heinke outside the other courthouse where he works for a quick visit.
A trip to the new pool in Stapleton.
Then finally dinner with Diane at La Cueva.
So much fun to see everyone. I love Denver.
July 15
Today was mostly spent in the car. Wyoming is very boring between the beautiful mountains and the Colorado border.
On the plus side, we closed on the house today! Ryan had to sign everything 4 times (Ryan Bates and Ryan Bates for Susan Bates, attorney in fact), but now we own a house! Woo Hoo!
We finished the day in Denver and drove around the old stomping grounds of Stapleton. It was nice to see the old place again, although Pete was very sad to have missed his friend George (who was at Disney that week).
July 14
Yellowstone Day!
It was very nice to know that our only goal on this day was to see Yellowstone and get ourselves to Jackson, WY.
We rented a GPS device in Gardiner which was pre-loaded with a narrative about the things you could see in the park. It was really great as there were so many different routes you could go through the park to see everything.
We stopped in Mammoth first and enjoyed the amazing waterfalls (and bought a new sweatshirt). We spent the rest of the day going around the loops looking for animals and enjoying the Thermal Water Features.
The kids had a great time too and got really excited at seeing the mommy and baby bears. We had a nice lunch at the Lake Lodge and then headed over to Old Faithful about 3pm. After finding a parking spot (illegal) we sprinted to the geyser (because everyone else was) just in time to see it erupt! Great timing! We walked around a little and got some ice cream a the Old Faithful Lodge.
About 10 minutes after we got going again it started to rain, so we felt like we had been lucky with the timing for the whole day (although we never saw a moose!).
On to Jackson, WY.
It was very nice to know that our only goal on this day was to see Yellowstone and get ourselves to Jackson, WY.
We rented a GPS device in Gardiner which was pre-loaded with a narrative about the things you could see in the park. It was really great as there were so many different routes you could go through the park to see everything.
We stopped in Mammoth first and enjoyed the amazing waterfalls (and bought a new sweatshirt). We spent the rest of the day going around the loops looking for animals and enjoying the Thermal Water Features.
The kids had a great time too and got really excited at seeing the mommy and baby bears. We had a nice lunch at the Lake Lodge and then headed over to Old Faithful about 3pm. After finding a parking spot (illegal) we sprinted to the geyser (because everyone else was) just in time to see it erupt! Great timing! We walked around a little and got some ice cream a the Old Faithful Lodge.
About 10 minutes after we got going again it started to rain, so we felt like we had been lucky with the timing for the whole day (although we never saw a moose!).On to Jackson, WY.
July 13
Tragedy! The hotel we stayed in decided to clean their pool just the morning we were going to go swimming before heading out to Gardiner, WY! Damn you pool guy!
So, instead we stopped at Chico Hot Springs. Chico is a natural hot springs where they have two large pools, a hotel, restaurant, and a tee pee!
The pool was really wonderful and quite hot. You could see how this hotel would be very popular in the winter as half of the pool was covered and it would be great to swim in when it's cold and snowing!
Onto Gardiner, WY, the northern entrance to Yellowstone. We stayed at a motel which looked a little dicey until we went out onto the patio of the room. It overlooked the river and was fun to watch white water rafters go by.
We had a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant and then got some information about animal spotting from the visitor center next to the Roosevelt Arch.
So, instead we stopped at Chico Hot Springs. Chico is a natural hot springs where they have two large pools, a hotel, restaurant, and a tee pee!The pool was really wonderful and quite hot. You could see how this hotel would be very popular in the winter as half of the pool was covered and it would be great to swim in when it's cold and snowing!
Onto Gardiner, WY, the northern entrance to Yellowstone. We stayed at a motel which looked a little dicey until we went out onto the patio of the room. It overlooked the river and was fun to watch white water rafters go by.We had a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant and then got some information about animal spotting from the visitor center next to the Roosevelt Arch.
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