March 10, 2013

• Adventure Day!

  I haven’t been home today to post.

  We went to our old town, today, to see a play directed by a friend of mine.  I love her to death, and we always drive up to see the shows she puts together.  And the kids like it, because the shows are geared toward younger patrons.  This time it was  ‘Cinderella: The Untold Story’… which fits perfectly with the faerie tale unit we’re doing this year.  And of course my kids love going to the barn theatre… it’s really unique, an experience in itself.

   Then we drove past our old house… it’s looking so terrible.  The owners have ripped the boards off the front of one of the barns… it’s just trashed.  The house looks saggy and forlorned, nothing like it did when we lived there.  Old man Jensen across the way must’ve died, because his house is completely empty, half the trees have been taken down around it, and there’s a big excavator in the yard.  We drove out past my never-was-really-a-friend N’s house… it didn’t bring back any good memories, either.  Brian says he misses our old town… but everywhere we looked, we saw bad memories.  The players?  Yeah, THAT went well for us.  The church?  Um, no… MOPs?  That wasn’t a good experience, either.  Dance?  Miss Marci’s gone.  Even the little gamer shop our friend Steve opened seems to have folded.  So sad.  I just don’t see much to go back to.

  We went to Walmart (rare for us), and got Brian a new work watch.  His old one lost the crown, and with Daylight Savings?  It was time for a new watch.  While there, I got Lydia a watch, too – Isaac got one for X-mess and LOVES it… and now Lydia’s entranced with hers, too.  I also bought too many reams of printer paper (homeschoolers go thru it) and FORTY pair of socks.  Laugh if you want – with seven people in the house, we need them!

  Then we drove down to our tax lady’s house and picked up our return from her and had a nice little visit.  The kids love going there – her husband is a big-time hunter, and there are elk, deer, caribou, pheasant, and more all over the walls.  And of course they love throwing the ball for their dog, Tag.  It’s always a nice visit, going there.

  And to wrap up our adventure, we took the kids to supper at Quaker Steak & Lube.  We’d never been before – there were motorcycles and cars hanging from the ceiling everywhere!   Our boys were giddy out of their minds with all the cool stuff to look at, and their kid meals came in car-shaped boxes (that they’re loading with little people, as I type!).  We ate way too much, and brought home two full lunches boxed for Brian.  It was good food – and for every adult entree, a kid meal is free, so Lydia, Brian, and I covered the cost of Isaac, Ethan, and Aaron’s meals.  It was very nice!

  But I must say, I’m pooped!  I wish I had pictures of the show to share, but my camera batteries were dead and I didn’t know it.  So bummed… I’m hoping the drama class will put one on-line for me.  ((wink!))  But even so, we had a full, wonderful day.

  AND… did I mention we finished moving my mom into her new house yesterday?  So yeay… that’s done, too!!  I think it’s time for a nap, though.  This time change business stinks…

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