The 4th of July with a 4 Year Old Pyromaniac

Friends and family know I am no fan of fireworks.  I don’t like things that are loud, unpredictable, and use fire.  Then again, I’m a pretty anxious person….always have been.  When I was a kid, I almost choked out my Aunt Kim when she took me through an automatic car wash.  I don’t do loud noises, small enclosed spaces or large crowds (don’t even get me started on why sidewalk sales at the mall were invented by the devil!).

My husband and his family LIVE for fireworks.  I think they would give up Christmas and birthdays just to have a huge fireworks display on the 4th.  So, each year I mentally prepare myself for watching my husband, brother-in-law, and father-in-law endlessly light fireworks simultaneously while occasionally throwing them at one another before they explode.  Good times.  As an example of their creative fireworks solutions, see the picture to the right which displays their staging method for a giant roman candle.  Um…yeah….

This year, I triple dosed my anxiety meds because my 4-year old nephew wanted to light fireworks like the “big kids.”  He started small with smoke bombs, snakes, sparklers, and poppers, but soon those weren’t enough to satisfy this little pyromaniac.  He needed FIRE!!!  He loved when “Uncle Eric” set up “tank wars” (when he faced multiple tanks towards one another to see which one would ‘win’).  He quickly learned that after a tank was finished exploding, they sometimes light on fire…..and that’s when the 4th of July really got interesting.  The new phrase of the evening was “Can we burn that now?”  and “Let’s burn this place down!!!”

Keep in mind that when I was 4 years old, someone lit one of those fireworks that shoot out parachutes and I took off running as fast as my little feet would take me because it scared the crap out of me.  My mom couldn’t even catch me (partially because she was laughing so hard).  She said all anyone could see is a streak of blonde hair pass by them and I ran by shrieking.

But Collin, my nephew, is a dare-devil (and a total sweetheart).  Watch the videos we took of him yesterday and try to count how many times he says “fire” or “burn.”

The “Turn That Frown Upside Down” Kitty Post

When I’m having a bad day, all I do is Google cute kitten videos and pics.  You can’t stay grumpy when you see precious little baby furballs playing with strings, sleeping, or running into walls.

So, here is my compilation of the best kitty videos and pics I’ve seen lately.

And here are some fun pictures of all kinds of cute animals!

Farts are Funny

It’s a good thing I have a warped sense of humor, otherwise my marriage to Eric would never last.

Example: tonight he casually said “just so you don’t hear it from someone else first, I should tell you that I mooned your dad and his buddy today” and then he walked out of the room.

Just a typical day for us.

However, there is one thing I will never understand, and that is why farts are funny.  Okay, let me revise that….baby farts are funny…old people farts…funny….and dog farts….funny.  Grown man farts, crop dusts, fart grenades, sunrise surprises, and covered wagons….just not funny.

General rule of thumb: unless you have 4 legs or wear a diaper, your fart is not funny.  The video below, though, is wicked funny!  Enjoy!

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