Rabbit in the Yard Creates Fun for All
May 3, 2010
We had a jack rabbit in the bushes yesterday. We didn’t want it eating the bushes or shrubbery, so we decided to have the dogs chase it away. Both dogs took off after it, but the puppy Stormy, was faster and had much more energy than out 8 year old dog. Stormy flollowed the rabbit across about 6 to 8 acres and then finally gave up. Sean chased both dogs to make sure that they didn’t get into any trouble. Steve was half joking and said we should check the bushes to see if the rabbit had laid any eggs. I had to remind him that rabbits don’t lay eggs because they are mammals, and then explain to him that the Easter Bunny just hides the chicken eggs.
However, his joking gave us an idea to play a joke on Sean. We told Savannah to get an egg from the refrigerator to put in the bushes. When Sean and the dogs returned back up the hill, we told him that the rabbit had laid an egg in the bushes. He looked at us like we were crazy, but when he looked, there it was right where the rabbit had been. He picked up the egg and gave it to Steve for him to look at. Steve called him over to look at the egg and then cracked it on his head. He was too tired from running after the dogs to be mad, and just asked for help washing off the egg. All really silly.
We got Sean all cleaned up and then played our Lord of the Rings strategy game together. It is a pretty challenging game and requires us all to work together to defeat the game. It worked out in our favor and we were able to defeat the game. So it turned out to be a great day for us.
High School – Wow
April 30, 2010
So Sean enters high school next year. Am I really that old? And has time really gone by that fast! Wow…
Even worse, we have been doing a lot of running around for both kids getting them to various events almost every day of the week. We had hoped that it would ease up a bit when they hit high school. Looks like its just going to get worse.
Yesterday, Sean went to his high school honors orientation night. Struck me as a bit odd since he still has a month to go in 8th grade. He has to make all his course selections for the next year in the next couple weeks. In addition, he wants to take what they call a Zero Hour course. Its usually athletic conditioning or band. Football summer camp also begins in a month so he wants to add in the Zero Hour course to help be in condition for sports.
For the Zero Hour course, he has to be at the school by 7:20 am. Looks like it will be me taking him to school (its 40 mins away from our house) on the way (not really) to work. So figure we leave the house around 6:30. He won’t get home from football practice until almost 7:30 pm counting the bus ride or pickup back home. So it will be quite a change for him too. Just a bit less Xbox 360 and TV time! Throw in games and other extra curricular activities, and its lots of busy times.
Guess that’s part of the price to live in the Country…
But wait… I have a kid prepping for high school??? Sheesh…
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