Gametes In Love

Some time ago Griffin pronounced that his name is Jeff… and that he was a Moose. Ya, you got that right: four legged, furry, over-sized deer.

For the longest time, Jeff had a buddy: Bob. Bob was discovered in the toy hamper right about the time he was on his way to the donation bin. But then Bob and Jeff became (mostly) inseparable.

Bob helps Jeff get up in the morning. He’s silly and gets Griffin (er, Jeff) up in a good mood, mostly though talking about their overnight adventures. For example…

Bob and Jeff can fly (like Santa’s reindeer), so they tried out for Santa’s team. They didn’t make the team pulling the sleigh (yes, there’s some discrimination happening there) BUT! they did make the Santa squad by joining the cookie-eating team. You see, Santa was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, so he can’t eat all the cookies left out for him. However, cookies and carrots being the two primary food-groups of young moose, it’s perfect for them. So now they’re practicing for the big day by eating all the cookies they can get into.

Unfortunately Bob went to school one day… and didn’t make it back home. There were tears. There was a late-night trip to the school. And reward posters. Alas, Bob is still causing trouble out there in the world on his own. Maybe some day he’ll return.

The good news, though, is that in Bob’s absence, Cookie and Carrot joined the family. In a semi-fortunate turn, Griffin asked for a “sister” for Bob. So I had already crawled eBay with the right search/manufacturer terms. Now Jeff is accompanied by Cookie and Carrot. All is (almost) right with the world 🙂

Today, my little one, you wake up to being 9.

I often hear you singing to yourself, which reminds me that inside you are just a happy soul. For this birthday, your classmates each wrote you notes complimenting what they like about you. In so many, they call-out your smile. Thank you for making everyone’s day a little brighter!

This year you started to sculpt and your creations are wonderful. You enjoy making your own comics and Lego are still a core part of your day.

You still love being cozy, and find comfort in stuffies. Your favorites at the moment are Lost & Found, and Billy the Llama. You like it when I come up with stories from their point of view and make you laugh.

Here’s you in your own words:

• How old are you about to be?
  • 9
• What is you favorite color?
  • Ruby Red
• Who is your best friend?
  • Parker
• What do you like to do with your friends?
  • Play
• What is you favorite book?
  • Overwatch
• What is your favorite movie or TV show?
  • TV show would be the Casa Grande
  • And do you have a favorite movie?
  • Men in Black
• What is your favorite animal?
  • Red Panda
• What is your favorite food to eat?
  • Pizza
• What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
  • Oreo Cookies & Creme
• What is your favorite toy?
  • Clay
• What is your favorite outfit?
  • My normal.
  • Cozy pants with anything?
  • Ya
• What song do you love?
  • Ya. Keep it Mello
• Who is your biggest hero?
  • What is that?
  • Do you have a person that you really admire and you look up to? Or persons?
  • Ya. You!
• What are you really good at?
  • Ugh. Drawing
• Where do you wish you could go on vacation?
  • Vegas!
  • Why Vegas?
  • Because I like…. I wanna to go there?
  • What do you want to do when you goto Vegas?
  • Do what I can do. I know what I want to do…
  • Which is what?
  • I could go to the M&M factory
• What would you buy if you had $1000?
  • Nothing. I want to put it in the bank and wait for interest
  • I know you’re lying because you can barely hold on to $20
• If you could have a wish, what would it be?
  • To never be osidj*
  • To never be bored?
  • To never be poor
• What do you want to do when you grow up?
  • A YouTuber
  • Really?
  • Ya
• What do you hope to do before you turn (X+1)?
  • I don’t know
• Give me a piece of advice…
  • Don’t jump out of a window!