the boomerang

Dictionary’s definition of a boomerang: “a flat curved piece of wood used as a weapon by Australian Aboriginals that is designed to return to the person who throws it”

Let's analyze this for just a moment …

Point no. 1:  First, I fully support the description that a boomerang is, in fact, a weapon.  Not necessarily a toy, as my unsuspecting trio of boys once assumed.

Point no. 2:  I disagree with the definition where it states that it is designed to return to the person who throws it.  Because while this may be true for the Australian Aboriginals, it fails to mention that the boomerang may, in fact, follow an unpredictable and perilous flight pattern if thrown by a novice-boomerang-throwing-13-year-old boy.

With all this being said, Emery made a sweet boomerang in woodshop.

The boys had a fabulous time flinging it high and far.  Ten minutes later, the reality of points no. 1 and no. 2 became quite evident.

Needless to say, Luke was the unfortunate victim of the boomerang-ing band of brothers.  A trip to InstaCare and seven stitches later, he was all sewn up.

At least Luke will have an interesting story behind this scar.

happiness

Happiness is when you overhear a conversation like this ...

Luke:  "Sam, do you like me?"
Sam:  "Yeah."
(pause)
Luke:  "Sam, do you love me?
Sam:  "Yeah."
Luke:  "Thanks.  I love you, too."

I loved this little exchange between these two boys last night, which took place as Sam was arranging his baseball & football cards into preferential order, Luke was watching Spongebob, and I was in the kitchen making de-lish strawberry and nutella crepes for dinner.  It was one of those moments in a mother's life that helps erase all of the times when the verbal exchange between brothers is despicable, appalling, not so nice.  You know the ones ... like, "Hey, I was sitting there!" or "You don't have to be so mean!"  Actually, Sam and Luke are best buddies most of the time.  They play together so well and I love hearing their dialogue. 

Sam arranging his cards

    Pics of Sam and Luke:

August 2009 - 1st day of school

October 2009 - Memory Grove

February 2010 - crazy hair day