Chapel Hill Visit
Today we finally did something we’ve been meaning to do for years–take the kids to the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill! Of course, they have actually been in the building before, but it was for a Lego event, and not for a planetarium show. Today, we saw that they were having a Magic Treehouse-themed show for the kids, and we thought that would be just about perfect. Brian has gotten into that series of books since we picked up the first 12 at his spring book fair, and he has...
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Today was the long-awaited Fun in the Sun event at Root! Brian was pretty excited about getting to go to school in his swimsuit, knowing there will be a lot of fun, messy, and wet activities today! We started out with some breakfast in the classroom, and Brandon got an early Father’s day gift from Brian. The kids did some morning activities while us parent volunteers got things set up outside the classroom. We set up a bunch of different stations, from sponge races, to water balloon...
Read MoreBalloon Prep
Why yes, that’s a cooler full of water balloons.. 😉 Brandon and I are volunteering in Brian’s class tomorrow–he’ll be so surprised! I think we’ve got a lot more than the 50 water balloons we signed up for....
Read MoreDesperation
Y’all, I’m so miserable at work, I resorted to making one of those demotivational posters based on that scene from Downton Abbey where dude is so miserable as a soldier, he gets himself shot in the hand by holding up a lighter above the trench, just so he can go home. Okay, so my job doesn’t include shivering in filthy trenches during World War I. But it sucks pretty bad right now. I have to laugh, even if the humor is dark–the alternative is disgraceful and makes my...
Read MoreJune 1
Welcome to June! It’s not officially summer yet, but today was a nice one. 🙂 Brandon took the kids this afternoon, and I went out to lunch and did a little shopping with my friend Jennie. We had a nice sushi lunch and bought some nice-smelling things at The Body Shop. It was a really rare treat to get out on my own with a friend! I’ve been having a rough time of it at work, thanks to being stuck on a death march project. So, this escape was just what I needed. Brandon took...
Read MoreLego Club, Star Wars Edition
Today was a Star Wars themed Lego Club meeting, and Brian had a fabulous time! The staff was super-pumped up and really went all out to make this club meeting special. The kids got two minifigures today, both an Anakin and a Battle Droid, plus, they got to keep their creations! Brian of course won a Star Wars trivia question, and got an extra prize. They did parent trivia questions today, and I was a little surprised to find that I knew every single answer. 😉 I quickly won a Lego Club...
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