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Cheerio Butt

As Dylan got out of his car seat after arriving home from a birthday party, I noticed an odd phenomenon that can only be described as a true fashion faux pas: Cheerio Butt.

Oddly, the Cheerios defied gravity and stuck to Dylan's pants even after he got out of the car seat and stood up. As you can see in this picture here, the Cheerios remained firmly in place until brushed off.

I researched this phenomenon, and fashion designers agree that Cheerio Butt would be 27% more embarrassing than tissue paper stuck to the bottom of your show — if babies cared about their clothing at all.

Between you and me, I haven't tested this theory, but I think that the secret to Cheerio Butt is to use the Honey Nut variety.

Yesterday, Sebastian entered seven items into the local garden club's Junior Harvest Show. The prizes given out were timed along with the elementary school's open house.

Blue Ribbon: Other Annual (Nasturtium)

Sebastian received three blue ribbons, three red ribbons, and an honorable mention. He was excited to hear the news, and even more excited to see his entry forms with ribbons on them. I have posted pictures throughout this post of the three blue ribbon entries.

Blue Ribbon: Raspberries

Oddly enough, Sebastian's entry that received honorable mention was, in my opinion, the best looking entry he placed. Unfortunately, the category was an artistic category for a bouquet, and Sebastian had only three flowers in a glass jar. The other entries were full bouquets that had been arranged.

Blue Ribbon: Zucchini

One entry was both sad and amusing. One child had brought in blueberries for the show. They were in a Ziploc bag, so I'm guessing he brought them to school on the bus. All five blueberries were completely crushed. Nonetheless, it was the only blueberry entry, so it won the blue ribbon in the blueberry category. So, it's truly a bittersweet victory. I guess it's much better than losing because your berries got crushed.

I have decided to participate in Blogathon 2006 this year. Take note that I will be participating through The Smarmy Carny and not here at Random Fodder.

Blogathon 2006 is a blogger-based campaign to raise money for various charities. Participating bloggers will blog for 24 hours straight, from July 29 09:00 EST until July 30 09:00 EST. The charity I have chosen is the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America®.

For more information, take a look at my Blogathon page. If you're interested in sponsoring me in Blogathon 2006 by pledging to donate to Make-A-Wish®, you don't need to wait until July 29! Just head over to my Blogathon sponsorship page. The page will guide you through the sponsorship process and answer basic questions.

From 9:00 am until 11:00 pm EST, I will be hosting the Champion of Breakfasts tournament, where anyone will be able to vote on their favourite cereals as they go head-to-head with competing cereals. Additional information on the Champion of Breakfasts tournament is available over at The Smarmy Carny.

So head over to The Smarmy Carny on Saturday, July 29 and join in the activities. Leave a comment, sponsor me, or just read my posts during the 24 hours of Blogathon! I look forward to seeing you there!

I think it's a bad sign when you (meaning me) are eating Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and a big chunk flies out of the container, down your pants, and onto the floor, and you take the time to scoop out another bite so you can be eating ice cream while you pick up the ruined scoop!

I hope this doesn't make you hate me . . . but if it does, I've got some Ben & Jerry's to console me.

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.