Ma quietly went about her business of getting physically fit again after last year’s operation while at the same time scoring her Orange belt in karate and coaxing Thing 1 to hang in there too.
With a gammy knee, sore shoulder, aching back, throbbing kidney and hurting gut, Pa breaks down and goes to the Doctor. I request my first complete medical check-up in a decade on the grounds that I can’t do anything I like to do anymore. Two weeks later the doctor informs me that he can’t find anything physically wrong but provides me with a list of food and drinks that I should be avoiding. Now, not only can’t I do what I like, I can’t eat or drink what I like either. Praise the Lord and pass the Alfalfa!
Thing 1 scored in the top 2% of all Grade 3 math students in Ontario provincial exams. Despite obtaining his Yellow and Orange belts in karate on top of his already busy Academic and Nintendo itineraries, he remembers his discovery of the “One Piece” (a Japanese cartoon series) television show and comic books as his most memorable event from 2005. The “Treetop” rollercoaster in Upper Clemons Park, Nova Scotia was his least favorite memory.
Thing 2 tells me that he will remember 2005 most for the time he finally beat Ma at chess. The “Treetop” rollercoaster in Upper Clemons Park, Nova Scotia was also his least favorite memory.