Wiiality

Wii. This thing is starting to get on my nerves. Wii, from sun up to sun down. No- the kids are not actually "on" the Wii that long. Give me some credit people. These boys of mine just have a great imaginations, and play the reality version of Wii. The favorites to bring to life are Star Wars and Super Mario Bros.

Today, I told the boys to turn off the Wii and go play something real. Legos. Transformers. Tag. Anything...just get away from the video games! Justin and Ryan went down in the basement to play Legos and Andy disappeared for a few minutes...only to reappear with a soup can that he had decorated as a pumpkin in school this last fall. It was filled with little squares of paper that he had decorated with a question mark on one side, and on the other side was a variety of things like a red flower, a mushroom (Big red one, or little blue one) and and green mushroom for an extra guy, and a star. He got his brothers together and they started to play Mario Brothers Live. They would draw a paper out of the can and act out whatever they picked. If they got a star, they were invincible. If they got a big mushroom, they grew, if they got the flower, they could spit fire. You get the drift here, right?? They ran in crazy circles making obstacles that were supposed to be the turtles, and skeletons, etc... that kill the Mario Bros. in the game. At one point, Ryan was laying on the floor screaming, "Help me! I am all the way Dead!" (meaning he used up all of his lives and needs to wait for the next game), and Justin was yelling for Andy or Ryan to "Come and pop me". So one of the boys would go over, tap his shoulder to pop his bubble and they would go on playing.

They were so in to this and creative. Let me tell you- those Mario Brothers better keep their eyes out for the new boys in town. That's right. The Luce Brothers. And why do I feel the need to have my text alert set to the Mario Bros. Song?? Like I don't get enough of it already?? I feel like singing "Liv-in in a Mario world!" Madonna would be proud, right?  Wouldn't you?

Have you seen me?

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MISSING:

Name: "Baby"

Age: 7, born in 2003, but adopted in 2007 by loving boy pictured here

Race/Ethnicity: Light Blue Ty Pluffie pudder bear

Height: 9 inches

Job: Retired

Last Seen with: Ryan, on Thursday morning. While attmepting to secure Baby under his seat belt strap with him, baby fell to the floor of the van. Since Baby's Grandma was driving, she couldn't reach back to save the baby- but planned to pick him up off the floor at their destination. Being the senile Grandma of Baby, she opened the door of the van, and now has no idea if Baby fell on to the parking lot never to be seen again, or if Baby's Daddy (Sweet sleeping boy above) picked him up and misplaced Baby in school, at a store, or at a Doctors office.

General description: Baby has poor vision (Due to chipped eyes from being chucked into the ceiling fan going at high speed) so he may be hesitant to approach anyone or anything since he can't see too well. His color has faded from a nice light blue to a matted dingy blue/gray. He is thin in his chest, due to sagging, but all his love sits in his belly. He has a long string that used to make up the toes on his little foot, that now dangles off his foot and makes for a very nice leash to drag Baby around with, by wrapping it securely around a chubby little finger. (But not too tight- Don't worry).

Additional Comments:Baby is loved more than any old adult can fathom, resulting in the printed out paper "baby" that Ryan is currently snuggling with at bed time. His Grandma is crushed, and feeling very guilty and can't stand to see her own baby so empty handed... like a little piece of him is missing. Though he is just a bear, he is loved and a part of our family. If you find him, please send him home. We all miss him very much.