Life According to Cassie: Take One

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Take One

This morning I made cinnamon rolls. When Judd heard the mixer start he was right there with his cake box in hand. He is really into baking cakes right now. And can pretty much do it on his own at this point. (Yes, he's (we've) made a few.)

We got the rolls raising and his cake baked without too much trouble. I then went to jump in the shower. By the time I got back he had it all decked out. I asked him what was going on and he said that today was his Pretend 5th Birthday "because he needed to practice".

Here's what I found.

So, to honor Justin's pretend 5th birthday we went fishing this evening.

Justin LOVES fishing.

Last week he caught a HUGE fish. Sadly the picture of it is on another camera that I don't own. You'll just have to believe me.

I had spent 90% of the evening in a chair, enjoying the beautiful evening with a Sudoku puzzle. Finally, near the end of our fishing trip, I got up, threw about 10 lines and caught the only fish of the night.

I have finally found the one sport I may be good at!

Practicing for his birthday did turn out to be a fun time.

10 comments:

Battfam said...: Having a pretend birthday is such a fun idea. We probably all need one of those once in a while. I liked your photos of the pond. It looked like such a peaceful place. Way to go and catch a fish too.; June 9, 2009 at 5:50 AM
Mardi said...: What a beautiful place. Proud of you for catching the only fish. Mom's are talented like that.; June 9, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Lucy said...: Justin's mind does work in mysterious ways! At least he got a fun party out of the deal. (way to catch a fish....did you touch it?); June 9, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Bobbi said...: Did you fry up your fish? Where were you guys fishing at...it looks beautiful! I am impressed at Justin's cake decorating. Is that his yogurt he ate while doing his little project?; June 9, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Cassie said...: *Yes, I did touch it.
*No, we released the little guy.
*It is one of our friend's ponds.
*Yes, he apparently got hungry while he decorated his cake.; June 9, 2009 at 3:54 PM
hmmm said...: wow. i'm impressed. good job justin. proud of ya.

(yeah. i like the little fishing hole.); June 10, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Lataun said...: How fun and what a cute personality he has! Nice fish...my dad would be proud.; June 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Becky said...: He is so funny!! I better not let Zoey hear about it or we may be having a lot of pretend birthdays!!

p.s. We are alive... just missing in action!!; June 15, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Audrey said...: Ok so this is the 3rd time I have commented on this post and there is still no comment posted!?!? Whatever!
I am VERY impressed with Justins cake decoring skills! Much better than mine that is for sure!; June 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Kim-may said...: Cassie I will be sure to tell my brother about those elders! Thats crazy!
I asked Rob if he met you guys, but he didnt remember. Too bad I should have had him look out for you guys! :); June 18, 2009 at 11:42 PM

The funny things kids say.....

Last night Todd was filling out a job application and asked, "Who should I put for contact incase of emergency?" Layne said, "Put your mom." Mitch said, "I'd put the police."

(November 20, 2013)

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Todd just came up from putting away some things in the basement. "Why do you still have all of those fake dolls?" No wonder Josie didn't play with dolls that often. All I bought here were the fake ones.
(August 14, 2013)
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While ordering dinner at Texas Roadhouse tonight, Justin (in all seriousness) asked the waitress, "does this corn come with salt on it?"
(March 16, 2013)
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Back story:Justin smashed his finger in the car door this past weekend.
Justin had the flu yesterday and was laying in bed and he called for me to come. I hurried in there and he looks up at me and says, "Don't you hate it when you have the flu and one of your pinkie fingers hurts?"
Yes, I do hate that.

(Feb. 21, 2012)
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We were at Layne's cousin's mission report while in Idaho. There were lots of family we hadn't seen in years. Justin asked who one lady was. I said that is your Great Aunt Debbie.

Justin asks, What makes her so great?

7-10-11
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His list is growing...
Judd & myself were driving in the car. Out of the blue he says, "Mom, when you die I call the house."

2-10-11
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We were driving home from school today. All was quiet. No one was talking. The radio wasn't even on.

Out of the blue Justin says, "When I get married I call the wii."
I guess when you're the youngest you have to be a forward thinker or you'll end up with nothing.

(1-4-11)
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(8-25-10)
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I was throwing away a large handful of watermelon rinds and Justin yells out, "Wait! Don't throw those away. The pigs will eat them." We don't have pigs.

(5-22-10)
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Justin wanted his way on something and I wasn't giving in. Finally he comes up with his own threat.
"If you don't let me...I'll watch TV all day long."

(1-26-10)
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We were leaving for church and in the rush I didn't remember my coat. In the car I commented that it was SO cold and I forgot to put on my coat. It was quiet for a few seconds and then Mitch says, "Well, at least you smell good."

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This morning (today was a Fast Sunday) Justin came in my bedroom and asked me to get up and get him some cereal. I told him I would but that I just needed to wake up first. He laid by me for a few minutes and then said that he thougth I would have been quicker since it was FAST Sunday.

(10-11-09)
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After lunch today I asked why I am always so tired after lunch on Sunday afternoon. Justin said he was never tired after lunch. I asked him how he could not be tired. He told me, "I just blink my eyes closed and then I blink my eyes open all day and I don't get tired."

(9-19-09)
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(8-13-09)
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(7-16-09)
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Our friend Becky P. was trying to pay Josie some money for somthing Josie didn't think she needed paid for. Becky made the comment, "You are as bad as your mother." Josie replied, "No, I'm as good as my mother."

(5-9-09)
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How old does this make you feel?

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(2-18-09)
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(1-25-09)
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(1-17-09)
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The day after Halloween I noticed that Justin was gathering up all the candy from all the Trick-or-Treat buckets. I asked him what he was doing and he told me, "We've got to get this stored for winter, Mom".

(11-1-08)
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Today Josie was on the phone leaving a voice mail message to a girl in her class at church. At the end of the message she finished up with..."In the name of..."

(10-08)
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A couple nights ago our friend, Mitzi, came with her three youngest little girls. When we were getting everyone out of the car Mitch poked his head in the open door and said, pointing to the youngest, "Is that the zero-year-old"?

(9-08)
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This morning Mitch got up and told me, "I can't believe I've had all my dreams. I'm only seven." So I asked what on earth he was talking about. He said, "I already had the dream I had last night so I guess I'm just starting over."

(9-08)
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Today I was getting the two youngest boys ready to go to a friends house so I could take Todd to the doctor. My friend isn't feeling very good right now so I was telling Mitch (7) that he needed to be on his best behavior because Becky isn't feeling 100%. He looked at me and asked, "Is she at least at 90%?"

(8-08)
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(8-08)
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