Do Not Exasperate Your Sons

The day camp went really well. The kids had a great time with the trial of the Big Bad Wolf. The group had so much personality, and everyone was so well-behaved. It was really a joy to teach them. A couple of girls from our 4H club gave their presentations since they went along with the theme. We all took a turn folding the flag, played games to learn famous American speeches, and took the INS test. It went so well that I didn't even realize how tired I was until we got home. I took a long hard nap then! I don't like missing so much sleep at night. Saturday was yard work day. We have been gone for so long that the place had gotten out of hand. It looks really nice now. Hubby taught the boys how to use the weed eater, so now he has a couple of helpers. All of that wore us out though, and we rested a good part of the afternoon. Our assignment last week in church was to talk with our children about the goals we have for them and then to let them tell us what we do that "exasperates" them. #1 said there isn't much that bothers him since we are such laid back parents, but he does find doing so many project record books for 4H exasperating. I guess I will have to relook at that. I did manage to get through the school books and think about our schedule for next year. We will be cutting out some things in hopes that it will go more smoothly for us. I think we will stick to Geography Club, 4H, Envirothon, and Theater. That is 3 three things for each boy, and each one ought to be enough to keep us more than busy. It is hard in this day and age to decide what all you need to do to help the kids get into college and still balance the schedules with down time. Perhaps we will succeed better this year. #1 leaves tomorrow for State Congress in Raleigh. #2 and I have plans to bake so he can sell things at the Farmer's Market on Tuesday. I thought we might go pick blueberries to sell too. Here on our little farm we have apples, pears, peaches, and grapes, but not enough to sell. Hopefully in a few more years he will be able to make a little money with our own produce.