I've become a nerd again...

When I was a kid, every tuesday I would go down to the Hindsale News Agency to purchase the new comic books for that week. My favorites? Fantastic Four, Spider Man, X-Men and the like. By the time I got to high school, it was a combination of out growing/they got too expensive and I would rather buy CDs. Yet I kept them all in boxes and treasured the memories.

Now I have three boys, who all love superheroes. So I've been opening up the old boxes and reading them some great stories. John, my oldest, is 7 and he's starting to read stuff on his own. Needless to say, they've been wanting to take a trip to the comic store and I kinda did, too.

So we went last Thursday and had a great "man" time. We ate food at Red Robin and hung out at the comic shop. We each got to buy one comic. Mine? There is a new limited series called "Civil War" where all the superheroes start fighting each other. IT IS SO COOL!

So it would seem I am hooked again. Last Sunday I bought some comics for the boys at our local supermarket- BUT NO MORE! I'm really going to try to this once a month thing, and let that be that. Thankfully, Civil War comes out monthly so I won't miss an episode.

My favorite superhero? Iron Man. He's got cool gadgets, and just looks awesome. We just got the "Ultimate Avengers" DVD which is a cartoon featuring Captain America, Giant Man, Wasp, Hulk, Thor, and of course... Iron Man. It is AWESOME!

I'm so glad I have three boys. But what will happen when they outgrow this? Must make more...