Summer Vacay, Part I

We arrived in the Emerald City, Seattle, early in 

the morning.  After hopping in our 8-seater, Dodge

 Aspen, we headed straight to my little sis's (Princess Juicy Shrub Hugger-PJSH) & her boyfriend's (Rock Star Boy Friend-RSBF) home on Lake Washington. 

Hmmmm.  I don't know.  Do you think this view of the lake & Mt. Rainier will work for us, MC?

While we waited on Gambler, MJ & crew to arrive, PJSH and I headed to the local market to buy a few crucial supplies (wine, champagne and beer) and make a picnic lunch.  Naturally, PJSH made us walk to the market, but SH was down with it.

When the rest of the gang arrived, we headed straight to the beach.  Once again, PJSH made us walk what she deemed the "brief distance" to the beach.  "Brief" meaning 30 minute walk with flip flops and 94 degrees.  Tip for SH readers: Walking several miles to the beach is neither brief nor scandalous.

But we made it, and kicked back with some sammy's and chips.

Baby Doll perfected her "pencil" jump off the diving board,

and PayPay worked on her back flip form, just in time to watch the Olympics and the must anticipated opening ceremony!

Only, (hear needle scratching across record), when we got back to the house and turned on the flat screen t.v. in my sister's living room, there was no t.v.  Yes, there was a "physical" t.v., but Sis and RSBF had made the conscious decision to disconnect their cable t.v. in an effort to avoid watching too many mindless programs, or some sort of shrub hugging mentality.  Fortunately, they had replaced it with the complete series of 'Murder She Wrote', 'Matlock', and other

 geriatric programs that for some unknown reason are no longer on 

network t.v.

Yea, I'm talking this Jessica Fletcher.

Fortunately, we were saved by the fact that there was a Wii attached to the t.v., including the new Wii Fit.

The kids were stoked and decided their Olympics was going to be a Wii Olympics, and they would compete to see who would win the gold.

But when they got started, they noticed the top score on most every category was an unknown Wii athlete named 'Kuromi'.

Hmmmmmm.

Just who was this overachieving, über Wii superstar that had captured so many top records in my sister's home?

Scandalous Spawn were intrigued and obsessed!