Teething pushes the game into overtime

Hi Gorgers,

You may remember that I have previously blogged about the existence of "extra-time" and, more specifically, my ability to use my impressive powers of manipulation to obtain said "extra-time" from Mom and Dad. They really are quite predictable. Anyway, I wanted to update you on some more recent developments in my ongoing mind-control bedtime bending research.

Four nights ago I was pretty miserable and feeling under the weather because of an erupting lower canine. Tired and hungry, I tried to make my way through dinner, but instead I distributed dinner around the playroom and demanded to be taken to bed where I promptly fell to sleep. The problem was that I woke up a few hours later, after the tylenol had kicked in and I was super hungry! After some simple manipulation I was up, watching Hardball with dad and eating a sandwich. I couldn't have scripted it any better.









After my sandwich and juice things started to get a bit rowdy. I'm not supposed to jump on the couch, but in extra-time all bets are off. Of course this ended, as always, face first on the coudroroy.







Nevertheless, nothing lasts forever and eventually I was off to bed again. I'll have to add increased episode length to my study objectives.





Good night!

- G.

Norman Invasion

Hey gorgers,

A couple of weeks ago, a whole crew of people descended on my household in celebration of dear mother's birthday. Nana and Grampa Norman, Aunt Karen and Aunt Meredith all came for a visit.

We have been sans (that's French for without for all you non-Canucks out there) computer for a couple of weeks but we're getting this news item out on our new computer. Huzzah!

Anyhoo, here are a few pics, courtesy of Grampa.

We dressed alike several days in a row. Purely coincidence! Great minds and all that, I guess.



Other highlights included just doing my usual things but with a bigger audience. Hitting the park and playing with trains.








And, of course, I got a piece of cake on the big day. And, an apple juice box every day!



Anyway, a great time was had by all. I was sad when they had to leave but am looking forward to Christmas! Apparently Christmas is when someone named Santa will break into my house and I have to fight him off with my ninja powers and steal some toys as a reward. Or something like that...

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY MOM !!!!

Gorgers,

If I have learned only one thing in my 19 months it is that eating yogurt with your hands is a lot of fun. If I have learned two things then that second thing would have to be that when you mess up it's best to just own up to it.

Gorgers, I have messed up big time! In all the excitement of the past week (My Nana, Grandpa and Aunt Karen and Aunt Meredith came to visit with Gus!) I forgot to blog about my own mother's 30th birthday. I'm sorry Mom. Mom is my daily partner in crime and my favourite Thomas watching buddy. She is the Tonto to my Lone ranger. The Robin to my Batman. The Sir Top'em Hat to my Thomas. Here are some pictures of me and Mom on some of our many adventures. Happy birthday Mom! I love you.

- G.

People all over the world, join in...start a gorge train

Hi gorgers,

What a good boy I must have been, because after getting to stay up late for Halloween the very next day the folks took me to the Kentucky Railroad Muesum to ride on the old Louisville to Nashville steam train! We didn't go to Nashville, but we rode it all the way to Boston....Boston, Kentucky.

As you know I love trains, especially anthropomorphic ones with faces that talk. Even though the KRM didn't have one of those, they did have this really cool steam engine.











This was our car...good 'ol 2554. Our motto on 2554 was "They can all go to hell except #2554!!!"





This is the conductor. I looked for Sir Top'mhat, but he was nowhere to be found.



I spent a lot of time looking out the window. As it turns out there isn't a lot more than that to do on trains.







After the train Mom, Dad and I toured the grounds and I ate a sandwich. After that we went to the store and purchased some new Thomases for my growing collection. A fitting end to a day on the L & N. Next year I want to go to the island of Sodor! That's the Mecca for amateur anthropomorphic talking train enthiusiasts such as myself.





Cheerio

- G.

All Hallow's Eve

Hi Gorgers,

A few shots of your's truly on Halloween night. I tried the trick or treat thing for a while, but in the end what I liked best was simply running back and forth on the lawn like a real elephant. I also really liked seeing the other kids that came to our house.

- G.