Guest Blog: Super Bowl Party 2026 by the Dog Walker

So Mom asked me to write for her since what I'm about to tell you happened while she, Scout, and Baby Doll were still in Idaho for the weekend. This is the second time I've been the host for the family Super Bowl party. I invited some people on Slack, and we had a pretty good group. The people that came were Sport and his college roommate, Curly and his girlfriend, as well as Taco, Skittles, Queso, and Carnitas.

A few days before Mom and the girls went to Idaho, Baby Doll was hoping that I would make these homemade oatmeal creme pies like I did before. She thought they tasted better than the Little Debbie's brand. And since the Super Bowl was coming up, I decided to make them the shapes of footballs. I also served tuna casserole, corn, and some appetizers, like chips and salsa, and popcorn.

As for watching the game, Sport and Curly had been rooting for the Seattle Sea Hawks, probably just as a revenge on the New England Patriots for beating the Denver Broncos. It was quite a weird game, considering that in the first half, there weren't any touchdowns, but there were some field goals.

The half-time show was different as well. The songs were mostly in Spanish, so most of us couldn't understand the words. 

After the half-time show, Curly and his girlfriend tried to pull off the stunt that the backup dancers did in the show. It was crazy!

Anyway, after the half-time show, we watched the second half, and by the fourth quarter, there finally came some touchdowns. Mostly from the Sea Hawks, which Sport and Curly totally rooted for. Before the first touchdown of the Super Bowl, Sport and Curly tried to wager. They both thought that the Super Bowl would end up with no touchdowns! That's probably not a smart thing to do, but they still had a good time watching the Sea Hawks win.

The party was quite a blast. I heard that Baby Doll was worried that she thought we might end up eating all the oatmeal creme pies before she had a chance, but apparently, these homemade cookies were extremely big, and not one of us could eat more than one. So I'm pretty sure Baby Doll will have her chance by the time they get back from Idaho.

It was quite a party.

Traveling Together - Still in Boise

We started the day early again. Baby Doll had to be there by 7:10am. I had to be there by 8. Scout had to work for the bank on her computer, so she was unable to go to the games.

It's too bad, because Baby Doll was amazing!!

We came out of our pool in first place, but we were surprised to be heading right into brackets. Our first match was rough, but we finally beat them in 3 with every set within 2.

We lost the next match, but barely. That team eventually took 1st place. We got 3rd...of the whole tournament!! That's 48 teams!! 

The girls got really nice medallions in bronze.

It was a really good day.

Traveling Together - Boise

Baby Doll had a tournament in Boise this weekend. The drive is about 5 hours and we couldn't leave until Scout got off work at 4. Thanfully, it was weather-friendly.

We stopped in Twin Falls for dinner.

We finally made it to Boise about 11pm or so. By the time we were settled in our room, it was nearly midnight. Baby Doll had to be at the venue at 7:10am. Scout and I had until 7:45. First game of poolplay was at 8:00.

As usual, I got caught up in the games and I didn't take any pics. This one is part Baby Doll's team and GSL's A team.

She played with a bunch of these girls last year. You might recognize them.

Anyway, we came out as 1st place from our pool even though we lost one game.

We had a team dinner at James, a rooftop restaurant (way too expensive if you ask me). Baby Doll definitely had fun with the team.

This is what Scout and I ordered.

After dinner. The girls went swimming and we just hung out and went to bed early. 

More games tomorrow.

More Birthday Freebies - part 2

My birthday was on a Sunday this year so I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to redeem a bunch of the rewards. But it turned out that I only missed out on Crumbl cookie.

Freddy's gave me my favorite mini concrete.

I shared my Carl's Jr western bacon cheeseburger with Dog Walker. I had to spend $5 on this one, so I just got a kids meal. After a few bites of the kids burger, I gave the rest to Curly.

Yeah, that's a full size burger.

Jimmy Johns gave me a regular-sized original. So good!

Not many places required a purchase, but Panda Express was a small entree, my choice, but I had to buy a side (less than $5.

Last one for today.

Kneaders just put $5 in my accout. The treats all looked amazing, especially the tarts! Eventually, I decided on a loaf of sourdough bread. I had to pay less than a dollar with my reward.

Guess what?!

I have a lot more...

Ok, one more.

Like Kneaders, Cafe Rio just put $5 in rewards into my account. Kids meals are exactly $5. Chicken taco, rice and beans, orange chunks, with chocolate milk to wash it down.