A Cerney Periodical

 Question of the day: is the new subscription feed working?   Let's hope this picture of Alice smiling means yes.

 this is a test

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 I remember when Brock would not go on this ride: It's been two summers in the making, but last visit to Great America, Brock took on Goliath. And won. Meet Goliath: a triple record-breaking coaster, the fastest, tallest, and steepest wooden roller coaster in the world plunges down 180 feet while rocketing through twists and turns at 72 miles per hour at a near vertical 85 degree angle.  Picture taken with my new phone. Just kidding. But here it is for real and that for real is Matt and Brock's car!! See if you can find them! Great job Brock. Apparently he showed no hesitation.  This girl (Alice, not me, I loved Goliath), will stick to ponies.  

 Dear goodness me. My boy is NINE. That is close to 10! Which means I'm almost 50! In 5 years. But Brock is nine NOW. What. the. heck. So, Brock's choice to celebrate is a camping slumber party in the back yard. Go big or go home. Or go big at home.  Owl themed: reference to staying up all night, owls being cool, and that Brock wanted dissecting owl pellets to be one of the activities. More on that later. Brock's invite...    One his actual Tuesday birthday, Brock opens gifts with Matt working in the office before I head to work. But you have to open the card first!! The G'nuts somehow chose the exact lego set Brock wanted, I didn't even prompt them. In fact, I bought Brock the same one (I amazingly exchanged it last minute with another set and scurried it away for Christmas, but now I shall return it to the Lego store)! Fun create  your own comic from Cali-sows (I don't know what to call Jake Joanne and Nate, so they are now officially the Cali-sows. This is an

That's right! The littlest Chicago Cerney just pranced up to the big 04. Image from her party e-vite. Alice chose ponies as her theme. And I have no idea where it came from. She has never spoke of ponies before really, but it just so happened that mom saved me a stash of vintage My Little Pony party paraphernalia. Awesome. Theme on. Sadly, Alice's big day was abashed by the usual suspect.. COVID. But not covid, her covid vaccine. She got her second dose of Moderna the night before and she was feeling the immunity hardcore. Sigh. She vomited water in the morning and was very schloopy. So we called in sick and I was preparing to cancel her party in the park scheduled that afternoon. BUT, was she too sick for presents? Solid no.  She is very determined to have a good birthday. Alice (and Brock) greatly enjoying the beads from the Knights. Still determined.   Spider will make, have fun birthday, will feel good, will be 4...    In a couple of hours she was feeling ok and I asked sch