Okay, fine. I'll be Obi-Wan.

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Super Troopers

Told You We Were Rebels...

I could do without all the drinking references, but the song is catchy and Ackbar saying he's "gonna tear it up!" is priceless :)

TOP TEN PET PEEVES OF CHEWBACCA

10.  Coruscant Mini Mart always out of detangling spray

9.  High School principal still calls him the "Hookie Wookiee" every time he sees him

8.  The way his eyes water when he hangs out with Jawas

7.  Han always forgets to roll down the windows when he leaves him in the Millennium Falcon on hot summer days

6.   When gas prices go sky high right before Memorial Day

5.  There's no "Wookiee's Night" this side of Endor

4.  Nine times out of ten he doesn't get raspberry in his pack of Mambas

3. Why is his name Han Solo when Chewy's always with him?

2.  The words for hot dog and danish are way too similar in Wookiee

1.  President Obama.  (He ate Chewbacca's cousin; confused him for a Pomeranian...)




(P.S.  Huge shout out to my brother Dave, who wrote almost this entire list.  In 5 minutes :)

The Softer Side of Siths

I Find Your Lack of Tickets Disturbing

I got two extra tickets for this, who wants to come along?

It Would Be a Crime Not To Read This

Just to clarify, by saying "Top Ten Tuesday" I really meant that I would write the list on Tuesday and publish it on Wednesday.  We all understood that from the beginning though, right?  Well, if not, this week I threw in a little bonus for you...  


As mentioned on Monday, Jacob got summoned for jury duty and is officially on "stand-by" status until Friday.  As life is always the best inspiration for art, I give you this week's judicially-themed top ten list. 


TOP TWELVE SIGNS YOUR TRIAL IS NOT GOING SO WELL


12.  Judge is playing "Words With Friends" with Prosecutor

11.  Bailiff asks what size jumpsuit you wear

10.  Jury foreman is your neighbor who's hedge trimmers you borrowed and never returned

9.   The only time your attorney shouts "Objection!" is during your testimony

8.   Judge has to call a recess so he can stop laughing at your attorney's opening statements

7.    Two of your rats ran away, one rat died and the third grew an extra eye.  Oh wait, that's a sign your clinical trial is not going so well.  Sorry.

6.   The courtroom you are assigned to doubles as a dry cleaners

5.   Juror #4 keeps mouthing the words "You are so guilty" at you

4.   After closing arguments,  judge reminds jury that 'guilty' only has one 't' and 'imports on tap are two for one at Happy Jack's until 3 pm only'

4.  Everything your defense team knows came from watching season 4 of Matlock
3.  Your attorney keeps asking "Are you my client?"
2.  Your only character witness is Octomom
1.  7 of the 12 jurors voted for Obama   


Once again, thanks to Dave and my dad for writing most of this list.  Seriously, what other family do you know that writes a top ten list together by text message every Tuesday? It's a beautiful thing :)

What a nice surprise!

I woke up to find that my brother-in-law Sean had posted this video to my Facebook page.  And now you know what I hear inside my head whenever cats are running around.  What a great way to start the day!  Two thumbs up, Sean :)

Would you expect anything less from us?

Luke got those melty beads for his birthday.  I would say we have been using them very wisely...

Yep, you can find just about anything on the Internet :)  Luke pretty much did all the Star Wars ones completely by himself.  I simply pulled up a picture on Google and away he went.  Back and forth and back and forth from the computer to the table where he was working - it was actually pretty cute to watch.  And if you think these things are impressive at all, take a look at some of the stuff other people are making with fuse beads....

Mom, this is your Mother's Day present.  Hope you like it!  Yeah, right.  I know you won't.  

You'll LOVE IT!!

"Jefe, would you say there is a "plethora" of video game sprites and Pokemon creatures when you search for melty bead patterns on the Internet?"

"Oh, yes.  There is a plethora, El Guapo."

I need to make this for Jacob.  Father's Day is right around the corner, you know.

And isn't this thing ridiculous?  Amazing!

And now I need to get back to work on my melty bead masterpiece, which is a picture of the super annoyed look on Jacob's face when he found out he actually had to show up to jury duty this morning.  So sorry, dear :(  Whenever they pass that law allowing you to trade jury duty with someone else, I know exactly who to call ;)

I Heart Lakeland

My parents told me that when they decided to move to Lakeland (back in 1987) it was simply because they looked at a map and thought, "That looks like a good place."  Wow, now there's a story!  But recently I have come to realize what a good pick that was all those years ago.  As a quasi-lifelong resident, I think I finally appreciate Lakeland.  For starters, it is in a wonderful location - right between Tampa and Orlando and close to everything from the beach to theme parks to cruise ports to sports teams. There are A LOT of really cool things we have access to that most other places don't. Secondly, Lakeland is actually a very beautiful city. It has wonderful lakes and parks, multi-million dollar properties and the sunsets here are second to none.  And one more thing it has is a lot of stuff to do around the community.  Lots of festivals, parades, events, etc.  Case in point, Friday night I took the kids to The Lakeland Derby, which is a fundraiser event at Lake Mirror where they race swan-shaped paddle boats for charity.  The swan is the official mascot/animal/waterfowl of Lakeland.  They pattern this event like the Kentucky Derby, so the paddle boat racers all have jockey-esque shirts, they have a hat contest, the surrounding bars and restaurants serve mint juleps, etc.  But they also had tons of kids activities, live music, food and even fireworks.  We had a great time and I managed just a few pictures....

Luke gave up on the cookie and just ate a cup or two of frosting.  Course #1 for dinner.




Cindy made that visor herself !

   

Luke and THE BIGGEST COTTON CANDY IN THE WORLD!

(Course #2 for dinner)

 

And they're off!  The kids were actually very uninterested in the paddle boat races.  The flare/firework they used to start the races scared the jinkies out of Cindy and she was not amused after that.  

Playing at the park while the sun goes down...

Cindy's climbing skills on display.

Sunset at Lake Mirror.  This is actually the lake where our Sweeney family Christmas pictures were taken two years ago.

And if you notice my right hand in this picture, it is inside a bag of kettle corn.  My kryptonite! I cannot resist its sweet and savory goodness!!  (Also, Course #3 for dinner.)

So what did I feed my children after all that vitamin-packed food we had for dinner?

Course #4- Krispy Kreme Donuts.

At ten o'clock we stopped by Krispy Kreme to use Cindy's straight A report card to get a free half dozen donuts.  I mean, it had been almost 20 minutes since we had had the Kettle corn, so basically we were almost dead from lack of sugar.  Whew! Close call...