The Good the Bad and the Ugly

After a wonderful day at the zoo, we got home and madness struck.  Two kids, Chiggie and Midge, simultaneously fell ill with the stomach flu.  It didn't come as a complete surprise as Boo had it just a day ago.  It was rotten with her but only lasted one day.  Now I am worried for poor Tea and Buster.  Not to mention the King and I.  Plus Chiggie's b-day party is Friday with her actual b-day on Saturday.  I really don't want anyone, including myself, to be sick on either of those days.  To top it off we spent the day with half of the guest list, so I hope they don't get sick either.  Ugh, I really really dislike summer illness!

Zoo Day

This summer, our church youth group is taking several trips to some really fun locations.  The kids have been really excited about this and today was the first one.  We went to a nearby zoo and the weather cooperated wonderfully!

We were all assigned different groups and then had a fun scavenger hunt type activity full of fun and interesting facts for the kids to try and uncover.  It really made it fun and ensured that we wouldn't miss anything along the way.

 Buster really liked checking out this great big pig.  When Tea saw it she said, "I thought I wanted a pig, but never mind!"

 One of the activities included seeing how far you could jump.  Apparently Boo can jump about as far as a flea!

 Hardly anyone was there today which really made it nice.  We were at our leisure and really able to enjoy the exhibits without feeling too rushed.

It was a great day and I am looking forward to the other trips we have planned!

Good Morning

This morning was the big girls first Breakfast Club meeting.  They are meeting at our local duck park so I just hung around with the little ones and they played and watched the ducks.  It's nice that they will have something to do on these mornings as well.

This duck swam right up to the shore expecting us to feed it I'm sure.  Unfortunately I had the pack of expired hot dog buns sitting on the kitchen counter.  Sorry duck, better luck next time.

Whispering

The little cough I had has ended up robbing me of my voice.  I can barely speak at all even though I feel just fine.  It made today a little difficult as it was hard for the kids to hear what I was saying.  They entertained themselves well though and were pretty good at interpreting my charades.  They spent much of the day swimming, which is good because the weather got nasty this evening.  We got some much needed rain, but I am sure it will be yucky in the pool water tomorrow.

In the morning the big girls have their first breakfast club meeting.  It's at a local park so the little kids and I will just play while they do their study.  The little girls also have karate and Chiggie has volleyball practice.  Then on Wednesday we are going to the zoo with the elementary youth group.  I hope I am back to talking by then!

What a Weekend

Typical of our life, we had a crazy weekend.  It started out perfectly normal.  I cleaned the house Saturday morning and then took the three middle girls to a birthday party at the public pool.  They had a great time and swam for hours.  When we got home Bussy was just getting up from his nap.  Right away the King and I noticed he looked different.  His left ear was very swollen.  Both the actual ear and the area right behind on the skull.  His ear wasn't lying flat against his head and instead was sticking right out.  He was also running a fever.  I checked him thoroughly and there was no sign of a bite or mark of any kind.  I ended up taking him to the ER where we really got no clear answer.  He was put on a broad spectrum antibiotic and looked much better today.  I am still a little worried though.  It just seems like such a strange thing to have happen.  The girls also happened to have 3 friends spending the night so The King gets bonus points for holding down the fort with 7 girls while we were at the hospital!

First Harvest

Tonight my mom and sisters came by to help us pick some cherries from our sweet cherry tree.  It was a surprise, but we were so glad.  The girls hopped right out of the pool and ran out to help.  

Chiggie climbed as high as she could to try to help with the ones on top.  It's amazing how many cherries can grow on one tree. 



We picked several bucket fulls and I can't wait to sample the pie my mom is planning to make.  Afterwards we all came in and had a piece of the cake I made earlier.  A great night for sure!



Happy June!

I am so excited that June is finally here.  I really do love this time of year and June is such a happy month.  Today marked our very first day of summer vacation.  I took the kids and got them signed up for the summer reading program.  They checked out some books to read this week and then we ran a few other errands around town and went by the grocery store.  The weather is a little cloudy so we're taking a break from swimming.  Tonight I am going to make chicken fried steaks for dinner and a cake for dessert.  Just a nice relaxing Friday.