P.A.D.A.B.U.C.C.T.H. is the shorter version of: Pineapples and Dogs: A Better Understanding of the Constant Craziness in The Topliff Household. My Mom recently reminded me of one of Hazel’s moments of fame during our time in California a few years ago.

It involves… Dogs and a Pineapple.

My Mom was about to take Hazel out of her crib when she heard an odd barking noise. Confused, she opened the door to Hazel’s room and found Hazel contently sitting in her bed making dog noises. A bark here, a woof there. She went up to the crib and asked Hazel these exact words: Hazel, what are you doing?

Hazel: I’m a doggy.

Mom: If you are a doggy what does that make me?

Hazel: A Mommy Doggy.

Mom: If I’m a Mommy Doggy then what does that make your Daddy?

Hazel: A Daddy Doggy.

Mom: What does that make Gracie?

Hazel: A god A Sister Doggy.

Mom: If you are a Doggy, I am a Mommy Doggy, Dad is a Daddy Doggy, and Grace is a Sister Doggy, then what does that make Lincoln? (Lincoln was my Mom’s dog, who she adopted well before she met my dad. Lincoln lived to the ripe age of 14. Unfortunately he passed away but his memory lives on.)

Hazel: Um…a Pineapple.

Grace: (Present time) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

And like my Biking Grammar story in the post called An Old Bike Ride, a New Movie, an Addictive Game, and Some Serious Topic Changes, P.A.D.A.B.U.C.C.T.H lives on to embarrass Hazel when friends are over. Which is the sole purpose of embarrassing baby stories.

Anyway, 3 days ago, Doc, his nanny Kim, and I had some fun with the Snapchat filters on Kim’s phone…

Last but not least, tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of the day my Grandma passed away. She would be 80 years old. She was the kind of Grandma that let you watch whatever you wanted while eating a McDonald’s Happy Meal so she was very much loved by me and Hazel. She was my Dad’s mom. Suzanne, Grammie we called her, really liked steak, lobster, whale (not to eat), and Super Mario Bros (definitely not to eat). I guess I just wanted to say that I miss her and hope she is… Well, undisturbed? I don’t know where I was going with that sentence. And with that I must go but I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

If you want to learn a bit more about Grammie, be sure to check out this website: http://www.lastingmemories.com/memorial/suzanne-smullin-topliff?lifestory

-Grace