It's So Hot the Pop is Sweating!

Today was HOT! It was so hot that the orange soda I bought my son was quickly covered in condensation or sweat as we like to call it around here. He went to pick it up and said, "Mom, there's something wrong with my pop, it's all wet." I looked at it and replied, "No, it's sweating 'cause it is so hot outside." There was a long pause, then my son replied, "I don't think so Mom, 'cause I smelled it and it doesn't smell bad."

Yep. It took me a second for that logic to sink in too and realize where we went wrong. Guess I should have said it had condensation on it but I knew THAT would have led to an even longer discussion and I wanted to go inside! Good ole Gunnar, we never know what he's going to say!

Letting go

My little girl is 16. That means she now has a driver's license. And that means she wants to drive. But not just around town anymore. Nope, she wants to drive to towns that have designated lanes and stop lights and TRAFFIC. And the worst part is....she doesn't want me to go with her! Some of you are probably thinking that I'm overreacting and you're probably right. But this is my baby and she doesn't like to drive. I still drive her to school most days! So it is a HUGE step for her to want to take a friend and go to a mini-city. I'm going to let her go but I think I'll probably drive to the city too. I need to run some errands and buy some groceries, and on the off-chance she needs me, I'll be close by.

Starting Over

Once again it is summer and I feel the need to start blogging; probably because I'm not at school and my brain is refreshed.
This is Gunnar's first year as an official 4-H member and his sister is the president of the club. Talk about busy! He is following in his sister's footsteps and enrolled in rabbits and poultry. Much to her delight, he is now forced to help with chores. His job is to feed the rabbits and gather the eggs. I think he secretly likes to upset the chickens when he is checking for eggs.
We decided to get goats this year and BOY has that been an experience! Goats are kind of dumb but very cute and it has been kind of fun, so far. Of course that can all change since I discovered last night that we will need to SHAVE them before fair. Hmmm...we get to tattoo our bunnies, bathe our chickens, and now shave the goats. Why didn't anyone warn us?