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Jun 19, 2012

Over the weekend... (1 of 2 posts today!)

I finally have garden news!  But first is an update for all the non-garden stuff...

School is finally over!  I don't know what this is about, but this is how Finn came home on the last day:


Finn was crying about 5 minutes after this one, this is his teacher and she is the most amazing teacher EVER!  She and her mother both have taught at this school for decades and even after retirement her mother comes in to the class to help and all the kids love her, too.  Finn's teacher is retiring now, Finn was her last class and we are so lucky to have had her.


Finn with his friend.  That certificate he is holding is for attendance, noooooo!  I said perfect attendance would never do in our house and even took the kids out of school that one day to go to the beach, but apparently if they show up in the morning and mom bails them out at 11 am it still counts as being there.  Hey, I tried :)  


Mama got her first bee sting in about 15 years, ouch!  Check out the size of the venom sac on that stinger!


Of course like a big dummy, I hobbled in the house with the stinger and venom sac still intact, so I could show the kids LOL.  There was quite a bit of venom that continued to pump in I think, because I had a reaction for the first time.  Of course I didn't tell the kids about it since it happened after bedtime.  I had flu-like symptoms for several hours but luckily all better the next day.

I did make a point of letting the kids see the stinger sticking out of my foot and saying "yes, it hurts... but notice how I'm not screaming?"  hahaha...

Here's the stinger for those that want the kiddos to see :)


Father's Day we took World's Greatest Dad out for our favorite dish, crab cake sandwiches at a local spot.


Enjoying a smoothie afterwards.  We were a bit early to enjoy the sunset though.  Yes, I said sunset - we are facing west on this water.  Our barrier spits are pretty cool here, this is actually Back Bay, if you turn around and face east the ocean is only about 75 yards across the road.  It's like that from here all the way to the South Carolina border, referred to as the "Outer Banks".


Back at home the rest of Father's Day was spent with daddy showing the boys how to use a pocket knife safely and burning random stuff, as guys are so fond of :)




 Here's a photo I took the other night at our Cub Scout hike that just perfectly sums up "being a guy".  Hubby and the boys were doing a tick check of each other after the hike and put the ticks on the ground and he was showing them the proper protocol for smashing ticks LOL...


Too windy to do anything on the water this weekend so I walked...


15 comments:

  1. love the view in your back yard behind the fire pit"-looks like a its a jungle out there"

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    1. Judy, are you telling me I need to get out there and weed? LOL...

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  2. Wow, that looks like a great weekend. And I have to admit, I'd be with the guys witt'lin and playing with a pocket knife. I'm still upset that I had my pocket knife taken away from me at a Brownie camping outing; apparently they weren't "allowed" at that time in our lives. Whimps!!

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    1. We are about ready to tackle the pocketknife "totin' chit" for our Cub Scout den, I'm not sure how I feel about that yet :)

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  3. uuuuggghhhh. Ticks. I do not think I could handle pulling ticks off myself. If I should find one of the dog, which is twice in 13 years (one good thing about those stupid guinea hens) I soaked it in alcohol then smashed it with a hammer for 5 minutes. I fear it will come back to life like a B grade horror movie.

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    1. Jane, the ticks are AWFUL here... I thought it was bad in Minnesota, that didn't even compare. In MN our ticks are a nice size for feeling them/seeing them on a tick check, here they are almost microscopic, little nymphs and they will be on you by the dozens. ICK ICK ICK!

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  4. Loch and Finn are sooooo lucky to have such a fantastic, caring and sharing Dad! My kids had a good childhood, but not a lot of face time with their workaholic father. Mom had to be the one who camped and fished with the boys, and provided the adult companionship that is so needed at that age.

    Have a happy, fun filled summer, boys!

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    1. Gran, he's been working 60 hour weeks usually, but this past week his squadron is in Key West and he wasn't needed on this particular trip so he stayed back to babysit the hangar here so he's had a little more time than usual. I think we are pretty good about making sure he banks up some time with the boys before the next deployment! Then it will be mom doing the camping and fishing LOL

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  5. What a great weekend. I can empathize with Finn at saying goodbye to his teacher. I still remember my second grade teacher and get misty-eyed. And I won't tell you how long ago that was. It's fun to see the 'boys' doing things together - and I love that picture of you with the dog!

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    1. Susan, isn't it a shame that our teachers don't ever really know when their students remember them decades later? Those few and far between teachers that go the extra mile to just truly care about their kids deserve to know how much they were appreciated :)

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    2. p.s. Susan - not often you see that breed WALKING, LOL! I'm enjoying the fact that she is now 10 years old quite a bit since she isn't sprinting everywhere anymore, although she will still give it the old sheepdog sprint once in awhile!

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  6. Oh how I hat ticks! We try to stay out of the grass and only stay on the paths out of the bush to avoid those nasty things.
    WTG Finn! It's wonderful that he had a great teacher.
    Looks like your husband had a great Father's day, crab cakes, my favorite!
    I am seriously considering getting a dog. I'd love to have a walking partner.

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    1. Sparkless, I wish just sticking to the trail would help but here ticks are everywhere,even parking lots, yuck! I don't know what I'd do without my dogs :)

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  7. Well, see! You're still the "Perfect" family. And that's NOT a bad thing. I rather enjoy seeing such a nice bunch. Happy Late-Father's Day!

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