stories of Owen

he got some rollerblades today at a yard sale up the street. they were 5 bucks. he came home, put them on and tried to roll around. he asked me for help so i was swinging him around by the hands to give him momentum in the back yard. well, it's all bumpy and rocky and the two of us took a tumble! it actually really hurt my feet. so bad. he got bumped in the lip. after he came in and wrapped in a blanket with his blades sticking out the end. got better at it when he went out in front of the house. he had me video it and send it to doug on the iphone. doug is in palm springs with james franco and vince jolivette. anyway, he kept them on most of hte day, even during chores. he clamored around the house all afternoon. every once in a while we'd hear a big crash and then, "i'm ok!"

Second story, we were visiting adam and mequell in AZ last week. mequell made some BBQ chicken with a rub on the outside. had cayenne and a bunch of other spices rubbed all over it. Owen, who counts chicken as a go-to item for him, took a big ole bite. when i saw him he was standing at the garbage, gagging and spitting and scraping his tongue with his fingers and spitting. he looked up at me and said with the most sincere look, "that chicken is disGUSting. fortunately, mequell had her back turned. i was laughing but didn't want to make a big deal about it.