Today I chaperoned my sons’ 4th grade class strip to Starker Forest. It was one of
the best field trips I’ve gone on and I’ve gone on quite a few doozies as an overachieving
Mom.
There’s on thing wrong with this sign that took us a while to figure out…. “durning”?
The guides were great and the kids were attentive (mostly).
Big ‘Shrooms!
Newt!
Egads- wasp nest. Glad it was empty!
A lot has been happening! Nick turned 48. We call this picture Zombie daddy.
Henry went to his first 6th grade Middle School dance. He was the life of the party.
We had Nick’s Aunt Alice visit and cousin Azreal. Alice is 85 year’s old and has
been accepted into the peace Corp. She is heading to Morocco in January for 2 years!
My son affirmed my status as awesome Mom.
AND… We broke ground on our new shop building that is being built right now!
The big hole
The empty pockets that this big exciting project will cost us. (But worth every penny.)
Eat your heart our pinterest! I pulled it off. The Easter Egg nest cupcakes and the
jelly bean cookies in the background were a success. The big plans for the deviled
eggs cut to look like cute little chicks with carrot beaks and olive bits for eyes
were abandoned in frustration after the ordeal of trying to perfectly peel all those
damn eggs which did not peel well. When the new jar of mayonnaise was opened
and the seal was not intact and I knew I could not use it all plans were abandoned
of being pinterest proper. I creatively compensated with sour cream and avocado
but my creative energy, time and will were too depleted to do anything more than
messily cram those lumpy misshapen weirdly sliced egg white halves with the
weird concoction. They did get eaten.
We began a tradition of having a group egg hunt at our place with neighbors and
friends when the kids were just babies. The tradition has continued and this year’s
party was a great success.
The kids hunted and then gorged and swapped candy while the parents drank
mimosas and ate and chat.
Max on the hunt.
Henry on the hunt. The weather was perfect.
After destroying 2 pairs of pliers ,Nick, my tool obsessed and loving husband gave me a stronger pair. But those left a nasty burred edge on all the wire. So he went off into his shop the other day and emerged with these newly modified heavy duty pliers that now give me the almost perfect cut. I say "almost" only because it still leaves the tiniest of raised lines but it is really a huge improvement and a pleasure to work with. I love that guy!
