State of Confusion

My shirt says "Don't Mess with Texas."  I don't even know what that means.  It doesn't make sense, because how would you mess with a whole state?  I guess you could say something bad about a state, but then who's going to do anything about it.  I'm sure the state has more important things to do than to worry about if I "mess" with it.

Instead of worrying about whether you're messing with a whole state, I suggest you that you "Don't Mess with Calvin."

From Storms to Blizzards

You should go to Dairy Queen and get a Blizzard, because those Blizzards are sweet-mama good.  So are the ice cream cookies and chocolate covered cones.  Those are good, too.  They also have Diet Coke with vanilla flavoring in them.  My mom is addicted to them.  My dad likes them, too, but not as much as my mom.

My favorite Blizzard is the new Strawberry Golden Oreo.  Mmmmmm, mmmmmm.

Weathering the Storm

Here's my tip:  When it's a thundering night of a storm, you should relax and read books or watch TV and not worry so much about the storm.  I'm kind of scared of the storm we're having right now, but we're having family reading time and so I'm concentrating on my book and not the storm.

One reason I'm kind of scared is because of that bad storm my Grandma Jeanette and I drove in the other week.  Whew!  That was a bad one.  I heard my Aunt Jeanie and Uncle Robby and Cousin Sydney had a tornado near their house today.  Yikes!

Everybody's okay, thank goodness!

Not Just Fit, CrossFit

I worked my butt off today at CrossFit Bloomington.  I went with my dad to the gym today and did the workout.  Holy cow it was hot and we did some hard work.

I wish they would start a CrossFit Kids program.  I would do it.  My mom and dad belong to CFB and go there five or six times a week.

If you need a good workout, you should try CrossFit.

P.S.  We came home and jumped in the pool.  That was a relief!

Good Night and Big Balls

Want a good laugh?  Like to see people bite the dust in hilarious ways?

Watch Wipeout!

Feats of Strength

Here's a skills test for you the next time you are in a swimming pool:

1. Jump in to the deep end and swim to the bottom of the pool.  Stay there for as long as you can.
2. Swim the long way of the pool and then back, as fast as you can.
3. Get on your tubes or air mattress and have a turbo boat race with your friends or family.
4. Do a handstand for as long as you can.
5. See how long you can hold your breath under water.

Swimming in the summer is really fun and having a pool has been awesome.

Fruity-Pants

I have many favorite fruits.  Right now I'm eating sweet cherries.  I love them.  If you can't decide which fruit to eat between grapes, blueberries, cherries, apples, bananas, or pineapple, I recommend cherries.

Plus, they're healthy.

Yummy.

Days of Thunder

When it's storming really badly, you shouldn't go out in your car.  My grandma Jeanette and I learned that the other day.

If you have to dodge fallen trees, it's time to turn around and go home.

We did.

Spoiler Time!

Your grandmas will spoil you, if you give them the chance.

Give them the chance!

Double-Decker Slumber Party

Bunk beds are cool.

Cool Cousins

I'm at camp with my cousin Joel.  I'm really glad he's at camp with me, because it's good to know someone when you're at camp.  Joel and I sometimes fight, but we get along pretty well.

Cousins are great.  I have a bunch of fun cousins.  In my mom's family, all but one of my cousins are boys.  They are Joel (he's 8), Charlie (he's 5), Henry (he's almost 4), and Jenna (she's also almost 4 and Henry's twin).  In my dad's family, all of my cousins are girls.  They are Sydney (she's 4) and Katylynn (she's 2 1/2).

Enjoy your cousins!

M-A-C-K Mack is Our Camp . . .

I am at sleepover camp tonight and tomorrow night.  So, I did today's and tomorrow's tips early.

I am at Camp Alexander Mack in Milford, IN.  My mom and uncle went to camp there when they were kids.  So, I'm carrying on a family tradition.  My cousin is there with me.

Sleepover camp is a little scary, but I think it's going to be a ton of fun.

Single Parent Pros and Cons

My mom is out of town.  Lately she has had to go away a lot.  I miss her.  It's sad not to have her here.

But, the good thing is that when one of my parents is gone, I usually get to stay up late and watch movies with the other parent who is at home.  Tonight I got to stay up and watch The Wizard of Oz with my dad.  I'd never seen that movie before.  It was awesome.

Sometimes also when one of your parents is gone, the other one will do something special with you.  Like last night, my dad took me to Asuka for sushi!  Yum.

Try to convince your parents to let you do these things if one of them goes out of town for work.

Sum-Sum-Summer Time

You know it's summer when:

• There are kids playing outside and there are no teachers to tell you what to do.
• You don't have to bring home huge piles of homework.
• You never have to do schoolwork.
• You see people going to day camps.
• You go swimming outside in the pool and it's always open.
• You have tan lines.
• It's still light out and it's your bedtime.
• You sweat sitting still.

I love summer.

And I don't like it.

It's cool.

And it's not.

Playing with friends and not having schoolwork are great.  But, you don't get to see all of your friends everyday.

I Would Totally Kick Your Butt!

Not to brag, but I am awesome at dodgeball.

My tip is:  You better not play against me.  You'll get pwn'd!

Anti-Dentite

You probably don't want to get a filling, so remember to brush your teeth.  I got three fillings today and it hurt!  But, it's better to get fillings than to let your cavities grow and have to get your teeth pulled.

I don't want to scare you from the dentist, but I pretty much hate it.

Brush your teeth.  Floss regularly.


[Ed. note:  Calvin actually does a really good job of brushing his teeth, but he had three molars that had congenital defects in them that led to his needing fillings.  His mom and I didn't make a big deal of that, because we didn't want him to blame us for his bad genetics!  --Calvin's dad]

Cache Money!

I have a new sport for you and it’s really, really, really fun. It’s called geocaching. You need a GPS device.

You search for these hidden geocaches. Some of them have prizes in them. If there is a prize, you should take one and replace it with something for someone else to find.

Geocaching happens all over the world. There are urban geocaches and wilderness geocaches.

I found my first urban geocache called Seminary Square Park and Find on the last day of school.

There’s a great app called “Geocaching” on the iPhone, if you happen to have one. I highly recommend it. It costs $9.99, but it’s totally worth it. Now if my dad’s dumb iPhone had a battery that worked, we’d be all set. Stupid iPhone!

Kitty Kuddling

When you get the chance, cuddle with your kitties.  It's fun and they're warm and furry.  When you're cold in your downstairs basement, they'll sit on your lap and cuddle with you and get you nice and toasty.  A stupid dog won't warm you up at all.

Snuggle up with a cat and you'll have a smile on your face.

By the way, my cat Frodo is almost as fat as Puss in Boots.

Camptastic Summer

You may have  noticed that I haven't had a tip for a couple of days.  You would think that now that I'm a fourth grader and it's summer, I'd have more time.  But, I have to go to camps during the day.  They are actually sometimes fun.  They're not awesome, but they're fun.

It's just camps that camps keep you so busy and you're so tired that you can forget to do your tip.

So, my tip for today is that you should really enjoy your camp if you go to one, but be sure to get enough rest to enjoy it.

I mean, look at me.  It's 10:30!  I should already be asleep.

G'night.

P.S.  Happy birthday Aunt Janelle!!