Here’s what I have for you – weekend thoughts, as discombobulated as my life is.  (And it’s not even been an especially busy weekend or an especially discombobulating couple of days.  Go figure.)

The smell of scones has been ever present for the entire weekend.  (It’s a delicious smell, for certain, but I don’t want to consume any more scones for a while.)

I have encouraged the kids to find ways to earn their own funds for our Beyond Wildwood road trip.  (I guess I’m going with that name, ya’ll.)  London is a handy scone baker and she’s had a little Scout’s Scones business for a couple of years.  She pulls it out of hiding whenever she is in need of money.  It’s strawberry season so strawberry scones are the flavor of the day and she’s whipping up batches left and right.  (I think it’s wonderful how people support young entrepreneurs.  Thank you guys!  Buy the lemonade, people.  Support the kid cooking or baking or crafting her way to being independent.)

 

 

I am getting pretty excited about hitting the road.  This weekend I found out that the kids and I get to fit in a visit to the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. They look incredible.  Like – you have a river and giant mountains of sand and snow capped mountains behind that.  What?  That’s so very cool!  And – you get to SLED down the sand dunes.  Like we are in an episode of Star Wars or something!  (They probably don’t sled down sand dunes in those movies, do they?  Whatever. I’m still going to channel my inner Princess Leia or Luke Skywalker.  Or Stormtrooper.  Depends how I’m feeling.)

We’ve already planned to partner with Kristi Mountain Sports to rent a few sand boards and sand sleds and tackle the piles of sand any which way we choose.  (We’ve seen these sand dunes in an Okee Dokee Brothers video and that makes us even more excited.)  I’ll be writing a review of the Sand Dunes and the rentals after our trip so I’ll let you know how fantastic it is.  (The kids are discussing which surface will be more difficult to sled on and to land on – snow vs. sand.  What’s your guess?)

I. Cannot. Wait.

 

 

Speaking of Star Wars.  I watched one of the movies a week or two ago with my three older kids.  Maybe it was Rogue One?  I don’t know.  I DO know that I fell asleep while watching the movie and I kept waking up and it was just the same thing every time my eyes popped open for a few minutes — weird creatures, fighting, shooting, weird creatures, was there sand?, weird animals, maybe more fighting.  (That’s my official review.  You’re welcome.)

I have been wanting to watch LaLaLand – should I?

This weekend I got to see this wee baby man of a grandson a little bit.  He’s so cute.

 

 

Last night I had the three youngest kids make dinner while London finished her scone factory and Mosely had some other task and I worked.  We ate delicious broccoli, almost done hot dogs, and a blend of two varieties of nacho chips.  (Why two varieties?  I have no idea.  I don’t ask those kind of questions.)  Oh – and a smoothie that was rather thick and extra blueberry.  But hey, I didn’t cook the meal and they were pretty pleased with their efforts and I call that culinary parenting success.

Today we get to meet my new British friend Leon Logothetis.  (I’ll let you know how that goes.  I’m sure we’ll be best friends by the end of the morning.)

The frogs are back and the kids are obsessed and they keep wearing them on their heads and naming them.  Currently there is Ace and Boss and Hungry and Bub and Curious George.  They have a pool made out of a blue mason jar that I did not sanction and they create Olympic-styled games for their amusement.  (They say it’s for the frog’s amusement, but I think we all know who is really being entertained here.)

 

 

We’ve got THREE weeks left of school and everyone at our house has their eyes solidly on the prize of completion and break and sleeping in and No More Numbers.  (I have one child who likes math.  One.)

South Carolina already feels humid and my house that was just so cold last week is now rising in temperature and stickiness and all around general gross feeling.

Happy Spring from the South.

 

 

 

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