Swinging With Grandad

The girls' favorite place to be on summer evenings is the swing in Grammy and Grandad's back yard.

The Adventures Of Queen Niecer

This year we wanted to give my mom a special gift for Mother's Day that would help make it a happy day for her.  At the last minute, (like we always do!)  I came up with an idea to write and illustrate a book for her.  The whole Wright crew took turns writing a section of the story before passing it on to the next person.  My clever brother, Aaron, started us off in a brilliant direction.  We laughed so much as we read what the person before us wrote!  When everyone was finished writing, I drew some simple pictures and had the grandkids (all but busy Mary Catherine) color them.  We then had the story made into a hardback book.  It was a very fun thing to be a part of, and everyone's personalities shined.  It was a hit!  Mom loved it!  I think there might be a sequel to The Adventures Of Queen Niecer in the future!  Here is our book:

 (Aaron)  Once upon a time, there was a sweet little lady named Niecer. Not only was she sweet and little, but she was also the beloved queen of the land. She lived in a castle with the king, Big G, who, because she was so little and sweet, would often put her in his pocket and carry her around the kingdom to visit her loyal subjects. It was on one of these journeys that sweet little Queen Niecer fell through a hole in Big G's pocket and into a babbling brook.

(Harrison) When Niecer fell into the water, she didn't know what to do! She met a nice turtle named Harry. She told him that she couldn't get out and asked if he would help her. He told her that he would, but only if she would help him train for a race against the hare. She said, "I will help if you don't eat me!"

 (Tommie) So Niecer said, "The first thing we need to do is get you some stretchy bands. These bands have always been helpful to me. I love to work out with stretchy bands!"

 (Mary Catherine) In the meantime, Big G was walking through the kingdom and helping the people in all of the land. He was about to make a very generous donation, but as he reached into his pocket, he realized it had a hole---and Niecer was missing! Using his brilliant cell phone skills, he texted his wonderful Princess Canna and asked for her help.

 (Grant) Princess Canna called her homeboy, G-Swag, the most famous ladies' man of all the knights in the kingdom.They went in search of Queen Niecer, and along the way met two smoking-hot fair maidens. G-Swag turned on his charm and asked the fair maidens if they had seen the rockin' Queen Niecer. The girls said the only unusual thing they had seen that day was a turtle with stretchy bands, and offered to show them the way.

 (Emmaline) Back at the brook, it was time for the race. Queen Niecer was on the sidelines cheering Harry on. Harry easily won the race because of the help from Queen Niecer and her stretchy bands! Just then, a hummingbird named Emmy flew by. She had noticed Princess Canna and G-Swag searching for Queen Niecer, and she swooped down and offered to take her to them. Queen Niecer said , "That would be lovely!" and she hopped onto Emmy's back.

 (Andrea) The little hummingbird and the little queen took flight. It didn't take long for them to spot the princess and the knight. Emmy flitted to the pair who were overjoyed to see their beloved Queen Niecer. "Quickly," she said to them. "We must get back to the castle. Poor Big G must be worried sick about me!" They thanked the sweet hummingbird for her help and headed home. But all of a sudden, a net entangled the travelers and pulled them up. There they were, dangling from a tree, when a mean ugly ogre stepped out from behind a rock, laughing a most wicked laugh!

(Drew) The evil ogre named Green Runny Drew Stu laughed as he popped them into his mouth. Queen Niecer, with an extra pair of stretchy bands, lassoed Green Runny Drew Stu's uvula. The evil ogre began to gag and spit out the lucky pair. They were very fortunate that they landed on his bed and escaped.

 (Mallory) Then the mommy ogre came and chased them. The mommy and daddy ogre had a friend that was a witch. The mean witch helped the mommy ogre chase Queen Niecer and little Emmy, the hummingbird. The witch's cat jumped onto her broomstick. Then the cat's twin jumped on, too! That made the witch's broomstick fly out of control, fall to the ground, and crash into a rock. BAM!

(Elizabeth) The ogre tripped over the scene of the witch's crash and was knocked unconscious. Once again Queen Niecer and Emmy escaped danger, but Emmy's wings were getting tired. Queen Niecer used her cell phone to call Lizzie the Fairy. Lizzie got there lickity split. She picked them up and flew them into an unseen spider web. They struggled, but it was pointless. The web was too strong.
  

 (Ross) All of a sudden a spider named Ross appeared. It looked like he was going to eat them. He asked them what was going on and why they were struggling to get out. Queen Niecer replied, "We're trying to escape from two evil ogres and a witch. I want to get back to Big G and my beautiful kingdom!" Ross kindly said, "Ok

 (Edward) Once freed, Emmy stated, "I will now take you back to Princess Canna and G-Swag. They have been sent by Big G to rescue you." They thanked Lizzie the Fairy for her help and headed on their merry way. As they flew, they noticed the two smoking-hot fair maidens running in fear below them. Out of concern Queen Niecer stated, "Let's go see how we can help." So down they flew.

 (Stephanie) When they reached the fair maidens, Queen Niecer sweetly asked how she could help. The lovely ladies could only tremble as they pointed toward the distant castle. Emmy flew the beautiful and kind queen as quickly as she could. Once at the castle, Queen Niecer beheld an incredible sight. The adorable yet fearless Little Lulu was climbing up the scaly back of a wretched, fire-breathing dragon. Just as tiny Queen Niecer was about to charge the ugly beast to rescue the daredevil baby, she spied the handsome and brave Big G creeping toward the nasty creature.

 (Dale) Big G, too, had his own pair of stretchy bands (which the lovely, tiny, but head strong Queen Niecer incessantly insisted on him using to get himself into shape) and was able to lasso the horrible monster! Down, down, down fell the dragon, hitting its head and knocking it unconscious! As it hit the ground, a mask flew off of its face showing it wasn’t a dragon at all! It was G-Swag who had disguised himself so he could go catch the two smoking hot fair maidens without his parents knowing about it! 

(Dale)  After recognizing there was no danger from a dragon, Big G untied G-Swag and declared there would be a great festival because his sweet little Queen Niecer had been returned to him! Harry the Turtle, Princess Canna, the two smoking hot fair maidens, Emmy the Hummingbird, the mommy ogre, Green Runny Drew Stu, the witch and her cat, Lizzie the Fairy, Ross the Spider, Fearless little Lulu, the still somewhat dazed G-Swag, and the Village People from throughout all the land came together and exchanged many hugs and kisses and had a great feast and they all sang YMCA!

Crazy Things I've Heard (From Mallory) This Morning

*Mom, your hair kind of looks like a monkey head in the back. No offense. (Said while watching me fix my hair.)

*How can I make my chin longer?

*Toots sound like cannons.

*Mom! You know I don't like bread with skin on it!". (Said after I tried to sneak the bread heel as her toast)

*Mallory: What are the three colors of mold?
Me: Um. How about black, brown, and green.
Mallory: Then how can you tell if broccoli has mold if it's green?

*Mom, I want a rainbow mullet. (Mallory, yet again completely serious)

*This face cleaner smells like Cici's Pizza. (Elizabeth)

*Mom, how do you know if someone is dead or asleep? And how do you know if someone is asleep or fainting? (Mallory)

*As if it wasn't enough that I share a birthday with Justin Bieber and Adele's cat?! (Random boy, said upon learning he and Elizabeth have the same birthday)

*Sometime I want to ask Grammy if she knows any midgets. (Mallory, said out of the blue while playing alone

The Adventures of Super Rainbow Girl

Mallory 3-29-12

April Fool's Day 2012

My goodness! I've felt a little pressure to come up with some good April Fool's Day pranks this year. I guess I set my bar high in years' past. As usual, there was much anticipation and research into this year's antics. The kids picked teams this year. Mallory designated herself to be on my team. The boys joined forces. And Elizabeth did her own research and ran her ideas by Edward. Edward and i teamed up as well. Here's a quick recap:

The boys filled Edward's pillowcase with shaving cream.
They set an alarm clock for 5:30 am and hid it in our room, but Edward found it before we went to bed.
Last night while the kids slept Edward and I painted the boys' fingernails a sparkly pink.
We put flower clips in their hair.
I sewed Ross' blanket to him as he slept.
I sewed Drew to his sheets.
I sewed a stuffed animal to Elizabeth's pajamas.
We used mascara to draw eyebrows, a mustache, and beard on Mallory.
I tried to get Elizabeth, but she started stirring.
I went to the basement to get a bunch of Christmas decorations to gussy up the girls' room, but by the time I came back upstairs she had locked the door. This was at 1:30 am.
Edward filled a urine collection cup with yellow food-colored water and left it in the boys room. Drew was grossed out by that one.
Edward taped down the sprayer on the sink.
I filled an empty toothpaste tube with mustard, but everyone figured that one out before using it.
I put drops of food coloring on everyone's toothbrushes.
Elizabeth poured some fingernail polish on waxed paper and let it dry out. She put it with the emptied jar and brush on Ross' clothes to look like a spill.

Hmm. I think that was it. It's been a pretty busy day here with much laughter.

Crazy Things I've Heard This Week

*We should use these handcuffs on Christmas Eve to handcuff us to the bed so we won't be tempted to get up and spy on Santa. (Mallory)

*Do you think it's warm enough for the Slip 'N Slide? (Drew, said on a sixty degree February day)

*I wish it wasn't a rule that you couldn't invite yourself over to peoples' houses. (Mallory)

*Haha! That dog looks like chicken. Can you make chicken that looks like that sometime?". (Mallory)

*Me: Mallory, you're going to be a great mommy.
Mallory: I know. I'm already the greatest kid. If I'm already the greatest kid I know I will be the greatest mom.

*I'm more excited than when Taylor Lautner took his shirt off! (Elizabeth, upon learning we will all being going to San Fransisco this summer)

(This next one is my favorite. This is a text I got from Ross when he was babysitting his siblings.)
*I think drew is goth he is being nagative about everything!. >:-( >:-(. Very frustrated!!! Things r hectic. We just put in a movie. So things r a litle settled down here, but still very frustrated!!!>:-( >:-( >:-(

Crazy Things I've Heard This Week

*She sings like a midget. (Drew)

*You taste like mud, Lucy. (Drew)

*Me: You're not trying to trap her (Lucy) in there, are you?
Drew (Being a pest): No. I'm her bodyguard. I'm doing this for her own good.

*Me: Heehee. That's a funny sign. (While on a walk in the neighborhood, someone had a sign in his yard that read, "Please don't let your dog wee wee in the plants. It kills them.")
Drew: (Pretending to unbutton his pants) It doesn't say anything about your children.

*The chicken at my school is sick! It's made out of pigeon! (Elizabeth - completely serious)

*So The Beatles were more famous than I'm With The Band? (Mallory)

Thank You, Pinterest...

for the Valentine inspiration.

Carmel Dipping Sauce And Politics

We rarely do fast food. Today Elizabeth talked me into cashing in some coupons she has earned at school. As we pulled apple dippers out of the bag, Drew asked for the carmel sauce. I informed him McDonalds no longer had the carmel dipping sauce. There was much dismay and disgust. He demanded to know why. I said I didn't know but suggested it could have something to do with the First Lady's desire to help us eat healthier. Drew immediately declared, "That's one of the main reasons I don't want President Obama to be re-elected. His wife is tacky."

Sidewalk Chalk Is Non-Toxic, Right?

One is Fun!