Kids say the Darndest things!

Of course, all kids say the darndest things, but here are a few of Mason’s good ones….

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  “MOM, I WANT A HANGABER ICECREAM” -Referring to wanting an icecream sandwich! Hangaber is hamburger.

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  Driving home, I told Mason to look at all the stars…. I then took a left and he said “why are the stars turning?” I said the stars stay still, it’s us that’s turning. He then understood, and said “OH YEAH, CAUSE STARS DON'T HAVE STEERING WHEELS"!

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  Mason always wants to eat junk food before dinner, so when he grabbed some peanut M&M’s, I explained to him what was junk food and how it fills up his belly and he won’t have room for the steak and potatoes I was making. So, after I was done talking to him, I told him to give me a hug before he ran off. He said “YEAH, CAUSE HUGS ARE HEALTHY!”

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  Mason was outside golfing (with a toy golf set), and he swung and missed. I said “Oh, you missed.” He says “OH YEAH, I FORGOT TO PUSH 'A'.” Because on Wii golf you need to press A when you swing!!

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  We were getting Mason ready for his preschool open house, and he wasn’t too excited about going to school, so I was telling about all the fun stuff they have there (like a gym with cars and basketball), and he then became really excited to go! He said “Yeah, I wanna go to preschool, buttttt Mom…………… I really love you and wanna stay home with you!” (This one I wrote down to remind me how sweet he can be, not so much that’s it funny.)

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  I bought this juice that is supposed to be sugar free and healthy and stuff. And being it was so expensive I told Mason that he couldn’t have any cause there’s beer in it (Yes, I lied). He said, “No there’s not”. I said your right, but I bought it for me. Well, of course I gave in, and let him have some. And he takes a drink, and says, “Oh, this is so yummy!” About 10 minutes later we were watching tv and, he says out of nowhere: “MOM, THANKS FOR BUYING ME LIQUOR!”

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  Mason was washing his hands the other night, and we hear him yelling “WHOA, THAT’S A LOTTA PRICE!” (Not “that’s a LOW price” like it’s suppose to be). Of course he said it a gazillion times just like in the commercial. And to be honest, he’s probably right, cause nothing is a low price anymore!

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  One of the funniest things he said was when he dropped and broke the pickle jar and had to go on timeout while I cleaned up the glass, he yelled “I’M NEVER COMING TO YOUR HOUSE AGAIN!” cause he actually thinks he’s a daycare kid and can leave or something?!?!

• Along the same lines, he was with my sister Jenny one day, and apparently she made him mad, so he said “I’M NEVER WATCHING JENNY AGAIN” … Like she’s the one that needs the babysitter! Well……sometimes maybe….Just kidding, Jenny!

Quick post before bed.

I know I have an extremely busy and stressful week ahead (just looking at my daycare chart about gives me a mental breakdown :)  so I will just do a quick post of results before I hit the hay, and call 'er a day!

Friday was Princeton's opener, where we will probably be going most Friday's from here on out, being that I-94 in Sauk Centre is shut down.  Shane would like to try out a few other tracks too if he can get off work early enough.  But anyway, he won his heat with the midwest mod and also won the feature later that evening!  With the A-mod, he finished 2nd in heat, and 4th in the feature!

Saturday, we were scheduled to go to Brainerd, but they cancelled due to rain, as did every other potential track we thought about going to (Ogilvie, Alexandria, Rice Lake, Deer Creek, etc).  But then I got a text that Arlington was still racing (tho they don't run A-mods).  So we loaded up Shane's car, and Denis Czech's car (they split the cost of fuel, so it wasn't all that bad) and we were off.  Shane won his heat and feature! Denis finished 2nd in his heat and 3rd in the feature!

And yet again, I left my camera at home........Oops!

Long Overdue...

So I haven't updated in weeks (maybe more). I've been so busy with daycare (I got 2 new kids, and have no openings, which I guess is good for the money, but not so much for my insanity).  And now that racing has taken my weekends, I really don't have much time (and when there is time, I can usually find something better to do than type :)  And usually the people that care how Shane does send me a text asking for results, so I'm not too sure if this blogging is even worth my time... But for now, I'll continue to write when I get time...

But the races have been up and running for the past 3 weekends (since April 3rd).  We raced at Chateau Raceway, Deer Speedway, and Viking Speedway since then.  Shane has picked up 2 wins with the midwest mod, and has been so-so with the A-mod.  He has done fairly well with "new" A-mod at Chateau and Deer Creek. 

Pics from Deer Creek 2 weeks ago

 This past weekend was Viking Speedway's annual Fall Classic (which was post-poned til Spring).  Thursday night was practice and we brought both A-mods there to test and tune.  He said the "white" (new) one felt better driving, but he kept getting better lap times with the black "old" car.  He says the engine in the black car is way better than the white car, so he opted to race the black one.... Well, he couldn't seem to get out of his own way come feature time!  He ended up placing 13th. 

Shane redrew a 1 for his midwest mod starting position, and led all of it, for the $1,000 paycheck!  Guess who else hit the jackpot?! ...... ME!  I won $446 on the 50/50 drawing, which I spent $5 on tickets!  No shopping spree for me though.... I think I'll save it for entry fees for me and Mason!

So I always used to keep my camera in my purse, and now, since it takes up more room than my old one, I keep in the closet.  Well sure enough, that's where it sat all weekend.  So sorry for no "Fall Classic in the Spring" pics!

The weather this weekend was beautiful, Sunday Shane took the cars to Brainerd's practice, and Mason and I spent all day outside, riding 4-wheeler, biking, raking, and then he helped Shane wash the cars when he got home.  I was hoping the day wouldn't end, cuz I hate Mondays just as much as you do! 

Last, but not Least...

Here is the 3rd (and final) car with the graphics on!  It started out as a bare frame just to have as a spare, and he'd put it together if and when he ever needed it.  Well, someone offered him a complete roller at a steal of a deal, so he put it together with some spare parts laying around (and a few new ones).  What's he gonna do when he needs those spare parts for his primary cars? I don't know...take this one apart!

Friday we are off to the first race weekend of the season (besides Florida), Chateau Raceway in Lansing, MN...weather permitting, then to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN on Saturday.  Neither of these tracks run Wissota modifieds in there program, so it will be with the Midwest mod only.  Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather lately!

Thanks to Greg George Grafix out of Princeton, MN for doing such a great job on the wraps!

Happy Birthday!!

Two years ago today I gave birth to one of my beautiful baby boys.... Brady Louis! We Love and Miss You everyday!  I know I have a cute picture of Mason holding Brady somewhere, but I can't find it in my computer right now.  And I also realized just last month that the engraving people forgot an "s" at the end of sleep.  I guess it's a reminder to everyone that nobody is perfect, except Jesus!

Work before Play

Mason chopping ice!  This was a good time occupier.

And he actually likes to vacuum (which is good, cause I could use the help)!

This was right after he crashed into me while I was riding my pedal bike.

Shane then taught him how to pull the brake.  But he took a break to say HI!

Saturday we took a day trip to the Mall of America to go to Underwater World, and rode some of the rides at the Nickelodeon Park.  It was a fun, but exhausting day!  Way too many people for me! Oh funny story about Underwater World....  Adult admission was $18.99 per person, children 3+ were $13.49, and children aged 2 and under were free.  So, in an effort to save some money we planned to say that Mason was 2.  So when we get there, the greeter lady tries to convince us to buy a family membership for $95 (for Shane, I, Mason, Neil, Kloey & Kaydence-some friends of ours) and we wouldn't have to wait in line either, but I said "No thanks that will cost more cause he's free cause he's 2".  Mason says as loud as possible...."Mom, I'm 3...Mom, I'm not 2, I'm 3!"  I whispered to him "Mason today you're 2, now be quiet!"  So, the whole time we waited in line (like 45 minutes) to purchase our tickets, we had to rehearse to Mason that he is 2.  And if he didn't cooperate we would feed him to the sharks!  So, finally he understood (in a very confused way), that today it was ok to fib.  But I didn't trust that his little mouth wouldn't blurt it out at the register, so we coaxed him into pretending he was sleeping on dad's shoulder and I would do the talking.  So, I pay for Shane and I and say that he's 2, she gives us wristbands, and says he doesn't need one unless he wants.  I said Yes he'll want one when he wakes up.  She said she needs to put it on him, so he has his eyes closed as tight as possible (to the point he's squinting, and doesn't looked relaxed one bit), and flops his arm off of dad's shoulder and over to the lady.  She had to have known he was faking, but we pulled it off and saved our $13.49.   And to be honest, it wasn't all that great.  It was good, just definitely not worth the $40 we paid, and the $50 Neil paid.  The money would've been much better spent on more rides!

 Sunday we spent the day outside.  Shane and Mason on the little 4-wheelers, and me on my pedal bike, until Mason crashed into my front wheel when he was turning around and bent my handlebars!  Needless to say, he does know how to use the brakes now! 

Say Cheese!!

Because I haven't posted in a while, and we actually haven't done anything real exciting since Florida, except play wii for hours on end, ride the vintage snowmobiles, and work on racecars.... I'll post some more pics of Mason!

And yes, most parents usually get their child's picture taken on or near their annual birthday, but I tend to procrastinate at things that involve making an appointment and paying for services... Hence, why Mason turned 3 on January 11th, and still hasn't had a 3 year check up with his doctor (which will probably just get bypassed til he's 4). 

But back to pictures...... Mason dropped my camera and broke it!  And then Shane and Neil tried to fix it, and well, broke it MORE!  And yes, I told Mason that he was buying me a new one, and he replied "I don't have any monnnnney!"  To which I told him that I would take his birthday money to pay for it (because I was so upset at him for always being so clumsy and careless).  But of course, I did not take his money, because broken things are a given when raising children!  And he's just too cute to get mad at!! 

So, we were shopping one night and were looking at new cameras, and I said that I'd go home and do some research as to which one would work best for me (and to be honest, I didn't even have enough money in my checking account to buy it that night)...  Well, Shane went and bought the one I had been looking at and gave it to me for Valentine's Day! 

So I finally did Mason's 3 year pics (with my new camera)!  And for $25, I got all the 5x7's and 8x10's needed for the family, instead of the normal $80-$100 that I used to spend!  And it's good to be able to save some money, cause in about 7 months we'll be having to buy diapers again!!!  Yes, we are having another baby!  But I promised Mason he would always be my "Best Bud", so I gotta figure out a way to explain that to the new one! :)

It was dark and I had the kitchen light on, that's why he looks like a 'red head' in this pic!