Today, Cole had some yard guys come and finish "dog proofing" our yard. You see, Scooby who can jump over the fence, tends to dig uNder the fence to escape. So we paid the yard guys to come and trench our whole yard, tie chicken wire to the bottom and bury it. They said for sure it would work for a little dog like Scooby. Well not 10 minutes later, Rionn came inside and said Scooby was in the next door neighbor's backyard. Apparently the little devil could fit under the gates. So I'm now brickinf under all of our gates. On a good note, at least they can huge our big old backyard.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Things You Learn On A 1st Grade Fieldtrip
Rionn had his 1st grade field trip this week. Cole and I got to chaperon. We had 3 boys, whose parents also chaperoned. So we didn't go it alone necessarily. But it was interesting to say the least. We made the longest drive ever to the LA zoo. We had never been there before. Not sure why, it's a somewhat of a close drive. We had fun. And so did the kids. It's amazing to see the zoo through 7 year old boys eyes. And we learned alot. So I've decided to share with you all what we've learned.
A bus to Los Angeles with a bunch of first graders has got to be the longest trip ever. (Of course, we drove since Cole had his wheelchair. But Rionn's buddy and his mom were on the bus and she kept texting me.) Then you add in rush hour traffic. Not great planning on the school's part.
The amount of energy one boy has can absolutely fatigue a regular healthy person in a few hours. Now times that by 3 and you have some worn out parents. I'm still not sure how all 3 of them ran the entire zoo. If they weren't looking at the animals, they were running. At least I got my speed walking time in right?
The zoo doesn't always have to be educational. I swear, one glimpse of any given animal and those boys were on to the next one. Meanwhile, the dads had to read every word on every sign. So we moms, we chased.
And there is always a time to get distracted. Like when the zebras think it's a good time to have their next mating sessions. You know, because all 3 boys stopped to look. That's when we opted to go find some gorillas. But the deed was done and we got asked why they were fighting. Or why one had a really big weiner. Or is that some kind of zebra dance. Let me be the first to tell you that I'm so thankful that the parents of every boy in our group was chaperoning.
The calmest time at the zoo is lunch time. That's when only a slight amount of movement is going by said 7 year old boys and when the adults are halfway done with lunch, the boys are ready to go.
Gift shops are evil. Enough said.
Whoever, thought of putting a playground in the middle of the zoo is nuts. Not only did we look at animals, but the boys got to play at the park. And no, it didn't slow them down one bit. But it was a great time of relaxation for the chaperons. If you don't mind hard metal benches under a "shade tent" that trapped in all the heat. But hey, we weren't chasing and we were sitting.
It's great to hear boys reading the scientific names of animals. Most of the time they would say the names, then ask if that was right. Most of the time, their guess was as good as mine.
If you think rush hour traffic is bad on the way to the zoo, you should see it on the way home. Once again, glad we drove ourselves. I'm not sure a bunch of tired, cranky kids on a hot bus, with over heated parents was fun. According to the texts, it was all fun and party like.
But all in all, our educational day was a blast. And the greatest part was that we got to spend it together.
A bus to Los Angeles with a bunch of first graders has got to be the longest trip ever. (Of course, we drove since Cole had his wheelchair. But Rionn's buddy and his mom were on the bus and she kept texting me.) Then you add in rush hour traffic. Not great planning on the school's part.
The amount of energy one boy has can absolutely fatigue a regular healthy person in a few hours. Now times that by 3 and you have some worn out parents. I'm still not sure how all 3 of them ran the entire zoo. If they weren't looking at the animals, they were running. At least I got my speed walking time in right?
The zoo doesn't always have to be educational. I swear, one glimpse of any given animal and those boys were on to the next one. Meanwhile, the dads had to read every word on every sign. So we moms, we chased.
And there is always a time to get distracted. Like when the zebras think it's a good time to have their next mating sessions. You know, because all 3 boys stopped to look. That's when we opted to go find some gorillas. But the deed was done and we got asked why they were fighting. Or why one had a really big weiner. Or is that some kind of zebra dance. Let me be the first to tell you that I'm so thankful that the parents of every boy in our group was chaperoning.
The calmest time at the zoo is lunch time. That's when only a slight amount of movement is going by said 7 year old boys and when the adults are halfway done with lunch, the boys are ready to go.
Gift shops are evil. Enough said.
Whoever, thought of putting a playground in the middle of the zoo is nuts. Not only did we look at animals, but the boys got to play at the park. And no, it didn't slow them down one bit. But it was a great time of relaxation for the chaperons. If you don't mind hard metal benches under a "shade tent" that trapped in all the heat. But hey, we weren't chasing and we were sitting.
It's great to hear boys reading the scientific names of animals. Most of the time they would say the names, then ask if that was right. Most of the time, their guess was as good as mine.
If you think rush hour traffic is bad on the way to the zoo, you should see it on the way home. Once again, glad we drove ourselves. I'm not sure a bunch of tired, cranky kids on a hot bus, with over heated parents was fun. According to the texts, it was all fun and party like.
But all in all, our educational day was a blast. And the greatest part was that we got to spend it together.
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