The FBR, unencumbered by one of her front teeth, was soaring this weekend in the enclosed atmosphere of Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream in New Jersey. This place features a bunch of spine wrenching roller coasters and other rides. Wingman took her there to accustom her to the rides and, more importantly, the waiting in lines for the ride that we’ll run into on our Disneyworld trip next month. My Favorite Panamanian, who’s truly terrified of these type rides, was intensely worried while I thought this was great. Apparently the FBR shares her grandfather’s delight in getting the spine stretched (this may explain some of the arthritis back there, but I digress). She was all smiles afterwards although she admitted to Wingman she had been scared. That’s kind of the point.
FBR and Wingman, Ready to Soar 
Wow!! 
Which Ride First? 
After Completing the Ride Behind Her 
Scared Just a Little
The
BRS on the other hand was a lot more earthbound. While her mom and dad spent an
ABFA birthday weekend getaway in Boston, she and BR3 were cared for by the other
set of grandparents. That meant a lot of activity for the BRS with Grandpa Rick,
her dedicated acolyte. It must have taken a toll. In a very funny picture the ABFA
sent us upon her return home, the BRS had fallen asleep in a laundry basket. It
was beyond cute and a little surprising. Springing that BR3 hadn’t dive bombed
her sister yet and let her sleep.
Very Fun Day
Three
movies fell in my A-Z effort, all keepers, Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason (Zelwegger
in the Thai jail, worth it), Broken Arrow (John Woo action and Travolta over
acting), and The Brothers Grimsby (uncomfortably hilarious, elephant hideout).
Sleeping Angel
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
ABFA – Amazing Best Family
Athlete - my daughter
in law; BR3 – Blog Reader #3 – granddaughter
#3; BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel -
second granddaughter; Cantankerous Friend – friend since grade school who likes to argue
about everything, poses as radical leftist to attract women; Connecticut
Riverboat Captain – another close friend from high school, renowned sailor
of the big river; Curbside Girls – close
friends of my daughter acquired during her single days in Brooklyn; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got involved in planning; Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of
course); FBR - First Blog Reader -
first granddaughter; First Friday –
celebrations to mark the First Friday of the Week; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Keene
Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school from my home town of Keene,
NH; Kindergarten Friend – friend
since kindergarten whom I reunited with after many years; Maine and Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife –
her US sisters, my wife is the 3rd Musquetera (musketeer); Namesake Nephew –
son of Great Aunt and Soxfather named after me; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia
member; PanaGals – female relatives /friends
of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin
Mafia – inevitable group of Latino friends my wife accumulates wherever we
have lived & their spouses; Pittsburgh
College Roommate– high school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in
Pittsburgh; Riggins - also known as
the Grandpuppy, son's dog; Soxfather
- my brother in law; Tia Loca – wife’s younger sister; Wingman – my
son in law; Wingmom – Wingman’s
mom, of course
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