Jammin', Slugs, and Off the Grid

Had a great weekend, with many activities and sunny personalities all around.

Went to see very scary (but not TOO scary) dinosaurs at Storyeum. Creative exhibit with opportunities to dig for dino prints, and get an upclose look at their life size T-rex. The docent went out of his way to help appease M's fretting about it, including letting us touch it, and see where the electronic controls were . A cheerful and riotus lunch at the spaghetti factory afterwards, 6 adults, 3 toddlers and little Elise. Honestly, parents of toddlers need as many arms as Shiva to keep it all under control.

Yesterday afternoon, M and I made Blueberry Jam. This was SO Much fun, the no-cook recipes are perfect for toddlers, and squishing the berries was a hoot. Yum Yum, had it for breakfast this morning with fresh biscuits. Maybe we'll make raspberry when Grandma Cokey is here next week. The blueberries taste SO good here. Biggest difference we've noticed so far.

Went hiking this afternoon to Cypress Falls. Saw HUGE cypress trees and slugs to match. Hoping to prevent phobias from forming, we had an intelligent and engaging conversation that led to us touching the slug (Ick ick ick ick). If he writes a book when he's older, I'm going to remind him of this.














Lost power last night, a bunch of transformers blew around 8pm. Small problem in that we had NO idea where the flashlight was. Found candles, but no matches. Had to use the pilot from the fireplace to light them. Also stole McKay's lantern to help read a bit before bed. Need to write a book about moving, or atleast a list:

Things to know where to find during and immediately after a move;

1. Extra sheets to change bed after vomitting toddler
2. Carpet cleaner to clean beige carpet after vomitting toddler
3. Can opener to feed cats
4. Flashlight incase power goes out
5. Matches incase power goes out
6. where the HECK is the yellow day pack?
7. Has ANYone seen my crocs???

ok...so we're not TOTALLY back up and running yet.