Gah, it's like 90 in the shade this week

Did you know you could buy Build-A-Bears at the Great Wolf Lodge? It's true. You just have to have an auntie who sends you money (unlike the MEAN auntie who sends Wal-Mart gift cards so I have to go there and stand in the pink aisle for an eternity or until I poke my eye out with a $5 bonfire poker, whichever comes first). Note they're choices in animals and outfits. So predictable!I promised the girls I would let them make, frost, and decorate their own cake for their birthday, but since we were busy spending our retirement fund at the GWL on their special day, today became that day. I forgot to take pictures, but it's not anything I'd like to remember, so it's really for the best. Let's just say I feel pretty much the same way about sprinkles that I do about glitter, and there were a LOT of sprinkles. I actually had to step outside the house while they went to town. They also licked a lot off of their hands, to the point where I think they're going to have some lovely purple and pink turds tomorrow. Aaaaand, your welcome!

Six days left of school, yay! Jack got an academic award today, and he wisely waited until his Dad had had a glass of wine to mention it, and could he have a video camera for his birthday (You know, so he can document the hell that we put him through on a daily basis)?

Henry is happier than anyone that school is almost out. He's been grumpy from the heat and grass pollen, but one would hardly be able to tell unless they knew him really well or they were his little sisters.