Expedition Workshop Adventures

Today Christopher designed a workshop for himself out in the garage, and one of his first projects has been digging into the "Expedition" archaeology kit he received from his Aunt Aya in Tennessee.

His creativity is adorable... although I did notice he had commandeered my tape and kitchen shears for his own personal use.

Vintage 70s

Sarabeth has always loved looking at my old ballet costumes from the 1970s, and for many years it was hard to imagine that she would ever grow big enough to wear them herself. Well, the time has come. She is in the 4th grade now, and here she is, wearing my ballet recital costume from when I was in 4th grade. Can't quite decide how I feel about this....

Easter Bunny

Every spring, a mother bunny builds her nest in our back yard somewhere, and we've had numerous incidents between dogs and bunnies over the years. I'm pretty sure those bunnies eat my flowers and my garden lettuce, so I don't have any great fondness for them.

So, last week, I heard my children screaming outside in such a way as to make me think someone was seriously hurt. I jumped up and ran through the house toward the back deck, and imagine my surprise when I was greeted by a little boy holding a baby bunny in his very own grimy hands. Apparently our Golden Retriever Lexi had "retrieved" this baby bunny from our landscaping, and Christopher rescued the bunny from Lexi's mouth. Sarabeth was beside herself with joy and reported that she had wanted a baby bunny "her whole life." The children spent the next two hours holding the bunny, petting the bunny, building a habitat for the bunny, and holding the bunny some more. At first, the bunny was shaking, but after a few minutes, it relaxed completely and seemed to enjoy being held and cuddled. We called the vet and looked online to learn more about baby bunnies, and after a couple of hours, the children decided to put the bunny back in the landscaping where they found it, so it's mother could find it and nurse it later in the night. Science Lesson: check.

 

Latest Obsession

The Dukes of Hazzard.

I used to love "The Dukes of Hazzard" when I was growing up. A few months ago, I made the mistake of telling Sarabeth and Christopher about the show, and now they are crazy about it, watching it all the time, playing "Dukes" every day, yelling "yee-haw" and forever singing the tune of the General Lee's horn ("Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton!"). I never thought I'd hear myself say, "No, please! Don't make me watch 'The Dukes of Hazzard' again!" It's a lot dumber now than it was thirty years ago....

Sarabeth as "Luke Duke"
Zoe as "Daisy Duke"
Christopher as "Bo Duke"

Sarabeth's self-designed "Dukes of Hazzard" t-shirt

The 1979 TV show starred Catherine Bach,
John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Denver Pyle,
Ben Jones, James Best, and Sorrel Booke....
in case you wondered.

Quote of the Day

Sarabeth:  "Daddy snores louder than the MGM lion!"

Photo from Internet. cMGM

Strange Medley

Sarabeth frequently sings the melody of "Here Comes the Bride" and ends the chorus with the final strains of "Happy Birthday to you." Bizarre....

I found a Sarabeth "selfie" on my camera!

Crazy Tennessee Fans

Sarabeth and Christopher love listening to "Rocky Top" -- the University of Tennessee's Fight Song! I enjoy it once in a while, but not over and and over and over....

They never get tired of it! The original version... the club mix version... the radio mix version... the championship mix version. Good and loud, too. (Dear God, please, make it stop.)

They recently dressed in their orange and white (and pink and blue) and had a Rocky Top dance party of their very own. (As you view these pictures, please sing "Rocky Top" in your loudest, most obnoxious voice.)

 

 

 

Lexi looks about as happy as I felt....