Quotation Mark: Christmas almost carols

Mark take on two Christmas favorites:

"Frosty the snow man! Was a jolly happy one day. With a corn cob pipe! Thumpty-thump-thump-thump."

"We three kings of glorious guys!"

Mark of Fridays: All Tucked In

Mark and the Guys
From left:  Mark, Murray, Mommy Elmo, Grover, Knuffle Bunny, Baby Elmo.

Quotation Mark Mondays: Deep Questions, by Mark

How old is God?  When does He have a birthday?

Did God make the angels, or is He just friends with them?

Are there grass and trees in heaven?

Which is higher up--heaven or the planets?


By the way, if you have good, three-year-old-appropriate answers to any of these questions, please let us know.  He does not accept "I don't know" or "You can't see heaven" as answers.

Mark of Fridays: Mark your ballots

After Lynne took Mark along when she voted, Mark wanted to cast his own ballot. And so he had that first wonderful taste of voting for the guy who didn't win. He seemed nonplussed by that development.
Mark also cast his vote for: Republican (over Democrat), blue (over red) and donkey (over elephant). I believe those three races are so close that officials are considering a recount.

Mark of Fridays: Fall

Mark loves fall!

This is Halloween, This is Halloween!

Apparently, 2011 was the last year mom and dad got to choose Mark's Halloween costume.  This year, he was very insistent on choosing his own.

Halloween, he said, is for spooky guys.  He needed to be someone spooky.

But he didn't want to color his hair, so no Dracula.

And he didn't want to color his face, so no Frankenstein.

Mom said he would trip over a ghost costume.

So skeleton it is!

The catch:  He had to be a not too spooky skeleton, so he didn't scare any of the kids at school.

On the left is our not too spooky skeleton, all geared up for Trick-or-Treating.  He loved it.  He thinks it should be Halloween every week.

Mark of Fridays: How to Make a Jack-o-Lantern

Step 1:  Choose the right pumpkin.  Be sure to wear the proper hat for the occasion.

Step 2:  Watch Mom cut off the top and inspect the insides.  Be careful not to touch them.

Step 3:  Draw on face.  Purple crayon works best for this.

 

Step 4:  Help Mom cut out eyes, nose.

Step 5:  Inspect closely as the mouth is being cut out.  Insist on as many teeth as possible.  At least 6, for sure.

Step 6:  Name pumpkin.   A girl's name--Erin, perhaps--is best, regardless of possible holiday confusion.
Pose next to completed pumpkin and say Cheese!