Strawberry Picking

One of the great things about Jack's Daycare is that they plan fun things to do, sometimes they invite parents along, like this week. They had a trip planned to a farm for some strawberry picking. I went along since Kate had him all last week in South Carolina and so I wanted some quality time too.

It started out in the morning and everyone had t put on their orange vests. Imagine a bunch of toddlers wearing little orange vests, it was like a small cult of kids.

We boarded a bus and drove out about 45-50 minutes, into the deep woods just shy of the blue ridge mountains. We exited the bus and there was a small stable with a small horse and a big one. So we took the kids over to show them the horses. One turned out to be a small pony and the other was a male horse. The pony would approach the fence, but the horse stayed back.

Jack and the Horse.


Jack and Jason and the Pony.


After that, we got some little baskets that we could fill up with strawberries and we shown the field where we could pick to our hearts content.

The people who run the farm had a few dogs and one of them, a Cairn Terrier, loved all the attention from the kids. The kids loved that dog, too.


Jack liked running up and down the rows after picking a few and left me to finish filling the basket. He was more interested in running up and down the rows, racing Alexander or Mason.

After I filled up one basket, I went back and bought another for just us and filled that one up. I figured we could make some smoothies.

Jack.


Jack with the Stawberries.


Jack picking Strawberries.


Jack working the field.


Strawberry Fields.


The Smoothie.

Double Meaning

When you name a business, it should be clear to the customer or potential customer and shouldn't be mistaken or misinterpreted. So when I was at the gas station and this truck rolled up, I did a double-take. Since when are Eagles, pests?

Hook A Book

For the Summer Reading Program, we went with the theme "Hook A Book" and chose some artwork for the requisite materials. While we were putting the materials together, I sketched some doodles for fun and thought we might find a place to use them - we didn't find a place for them.

GolfBall Boy

This video was taken a few months ago, but I just found it and wanted to put it up because he was such a good ball boy. He likes golf and enjoys participating in games.
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Unemployed For A Reason

I got a call tonight from a pleasant sounding woman from Pennsylvania. She was conducting a reference check on a guy named David. David put my name down as a reference since he supposedly performed some work on my vehicle and was seeking a position doing mechanic work somewhere in Pennsylvania.

Only problem is that I don't know any "David" and nobody has done any work on my car in a while. I asked for more information, maybe it would help jog my memory and help me remember this David person.

I asked how she got my number and she said David provided it, the name was right, the number, obviously was right as well. She said he lived at an address on my same street, but about 9 numbers off. Literally three houses up and across the street.

The only thing I could think of was that it is one of the hillbillies that love to run their souped-up cars around the neighborhood. Problem is that this David character is so clueless, that he provided this employment service with the name, address and number of the guy he thought he did some engine work for.

Next time I see him, I'll let him know that I couldn't give him a reference.

My Dog is Shedding

This year she decided to put on a real winter coat and now that Spring has sprung, she has decided to shed that coat. And boy is she shedding.

I brushed her tonight and the fur flew. That stuff next to her is the fur that I brushed off of her.

Happy Birthday Reet

We had a little party in honor of Reets birthday. Jim made chicken wings and pizza and we had cake, of course! Joe and Lisa showed up, GG was there and the nieces came by later. It was nearly a full house.